Socioeconomic inequalities in risk of hospitalization for community-acquired bacteremia: A Danish population-based case-control study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1096-1106

  Koch, Kristoffer ^a   Søgaard, Mette ^a   Nørgaard, Mette ^a   Thomsen, Reimar Wernich ^a   Thomsen, Henrik Carl Schønheyder ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adult; bacteremia; case control studies; chronic disease; community acquired infection; risk factors; socioeconomic factors; substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUITY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

DENMARK;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DENMARK; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84899536087     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu032     Document Type: Article

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