Socioeconomic Inequality of Non-Communicable Risk Factors among People Living in Kurdistan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 671-683

  Moradi, Ghobad ^a   Mohammad, Kazem ^a   Majdzadeh, Reza ^a,b   Ardakani, Hossein Malekafzali ^a   Naieni, Kourosh Holakouie ^a,c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Iranian Epidemiological Association   (Iran)

Author keywords

Concentration; Index; Inequality; Iran; Non communicable diseases; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

FAT; OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IRAN; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84879738143     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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