Inequalities in multimorbidity in South Africa

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ataguba, John Ele Ojo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multimorbidity; Socioeconomic inequality; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISABILITY; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84883305126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-64     Document Type: Article

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