Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic level among public-sector workers in Angola

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Capingana, Daniel P ^a   Magalhães, Pedro ^a   Silva, Amílcar B T ^a   Gonçalves, Mauer A A ^b   Baldo, Marcelo P ^a   Rodrigues, Sérgio L ^a   Simões, Cristóvão C F ^b   Ferreira, Albano V L ^b   Mill, José G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Agostinho Neto   (Angola)

Author keywords

Angola; Cardiovascular risk factors; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGOLA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882793235     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-732     Document Type: Article

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