Gender differences in health conditions and socio-economic status of adults with congenital heart disease in a developing country

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-218

  Eslami, Bahareh ^a,b   Sundin, Örjan ^c   Macassa, Gloria ^a,d,e   Reza Khankeh, Hamid ^f   Soares, Joaquim J F ^a,e  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Grown up with congenital heart disease; Lifestyle; Socio demographic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCOME; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCOME; IRAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879804094     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112000625     Document Type: Article

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