Sex differences in the relationship between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 550-557

  Backholer, Kathryn ^a,b   Peters, Sanne A E ^c   Bots, Sophie H ^c   Peeters, Anna ^a,b   Huxley, Rachel R ^d   Woodward, Mark ^c,e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STROKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 85007004184     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-207890     Document Type: Article

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