Trends in socioeconomic status-related differences in mortality among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1195-1202

  Gershon, Andrea ^a,b,c,d   Hwee, Jeremiah ^b   Victor, J Charles ^b,d   Wilton, Andrew S ^b   To, Teresa ^b,c,e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive; Income; Mortality; Pulmonary disease; Social class; Trends

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84912116927     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201403-094OC     Document Type: Article

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