Multimorbidity disease clusters in aboriginal and non-aboriginal caucasian populations in Canada

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 218-225

  Kuwornu, J P ^a   Lix, L M ^a   Shooshtari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Chronic disease; Latent class analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INUIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936771158     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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