Hepameta – prevalence of hepatitis B/C and metabolic syndrome in population living in separated and segregated Roma settlements: A methodology for a cross-sectional population-based study using community-based approach

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages S6-S11

  Gecková, Andrea Madarasová ^a,b   Jarčuška, Peter ^c   Mareková, Mária ^a   Pella, Daniel ^c   Siegfried, Leonard ^c   Jarčuška, Pavol ^c   Halánová, Monika ^a   Pastvová, Lýdia ^d   Fedacko J ^d   Kollárová, Jana ^d   Kolarčik, Peter ^d   Bobáková, Daniela ^d   Veselská, Zuzana ^d   Babinská, Ingrid ^d   Dražilová, Sylvia ^d   Rosenberger, Jaroslav ^d   Schréter, Ivan ^d   Kristian, Pavol ^d   Veselíny, Eduard ^d   Janičko, Martin ^d   Virág, Ladislav ^d   Birková, Anna ^d   Kmeťová, Marta ^d   Petrášová, Darina ^d   Cáriková, Katarína ^d   Lovayová, Viera ^d   Merkovská, Lucia ^d   Jedličková, Lucia ^d   Valková, Ivana ^d   more..

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Med Faculty of Safarik University   (Slovakia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Disadvantaged groups; Health; Health related behaviour; Living conditions; Roma settlements; Socioeconomic indicators

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANI (PEOPLE); RURAL POPULATION; SLOVAKIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYPSIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SLOVAKIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905113327     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3972     Document Type: Article

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