COPD in Helsinki, Finland: Socioeconomic status based on occupation has an important impact on prevalence

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 570-578

  Kainu, Annette ^a   Rouhos, Annamari ^a   Sovijärvi, Anssi ^a   Lindqvist, Ari ^a   Sarna, Seppo ^b   Lundbäck, Bo ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lung function; obstruction; population study; underdiagnosis; work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTRUCTION; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS; UNDERDIAGNOSIS; WORK;

LUNG FUNCTION; OBSTRUCTION; POPULATION STUDY; UNDERDIAGNOSIS; WORK;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIROMETRY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84880727943     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813484554     Document Type: Article

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