The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-34

  Halvorsen, Thomas ^a   Martinussen, Pål E ^b  

^a SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

COPD; Geography; Norway; Population study; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN POPULATION;

NORWAY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84899885981     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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