Gender, socioeconomic and ethnic/racial disparities in cardiovascular disease: A time for change

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-257

  Ski, Chantal F ^a   King Shier, Kathryn M ^b   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Disparities; Ethnic; Gender; Racial; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEXISM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISPARITIES; ETHNIC; GENDER; RACIAL; SOCIOECONOMIC;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84891040524     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.082     Document Type: Editorial

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