Explaining significant differences in subjective and objective measures of cardiovascular health: Evidence for the socioeconomic gradient in a population-based study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mosca, Irene ^a,b   Bhuachalla, Bláithín N ^a,c   Kenny, Rose A ^a,c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84884926931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-64     Document Type: Article

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