Socioeconomic status and multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 186-194

  Pathirana, Thanya I ^a   Jackson, Caroline A ^b,c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic disease; multimorbidity; social class; socioeconomic position; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMORBIDITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041994819     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12762     Document Type: Article

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