Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from ischaemic heart disease and stroke in Australia, 1979-2006

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1281-1289

  Page, Andrew ^a   Lane, Amanda ^a   Taylor, Richard ^b   Dobson, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; ischaemic heart disease; socioeconomic status; stroke; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

AUSTRALIA; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84873913331     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826711427505     Document Type: Article

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