Socioeconomic Inequalities in Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality among Australian Men, 1979–1993
Author(s) -
Stan Bennett
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.2.266
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , population , stroke (engine) , coronary heart disease , epidemiology , risk factor , inequality , social class , gerontology , environmental health , cardiology , sociology , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , political science , law , engineering
During the 1970s in Australia, mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke was higher among lower socioeconomic groups and inequalities were widening. This analysis examines subsequent trends in socioeconomic inequalities, with reference to socioeconomic patterns in major cardiovascular risk factors.
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