Association of socioeconomic status measured by education, and cardiovascular health: A population-based cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Janković, Slavenka ^a   Stojisavljević, Dragana ^b   Janković, Janko ^a   Erić, Miloš ^c   Marinković, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Public Health Institute of Republic of Srpska   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c SINGIDUNUM UNIVERSITY   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904501624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005222     Document Type: Article

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