Socioeconomic status and incident cardiovascular disease in a developing country: findings from the Isfahan cohort study (ICS)

Farzad Masoudkabir, Nafiseh Toghianifar, Mohammad Talaie, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan (), Nooshin Mohammadifard, Tom Marshall and G. Thomas

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 3, 568 pages

Abstract: There was no detectable, independent association between the SES and incident CVD. The counterbalance of the higher exposure to CVD risk factors and better access to health-care services and more appropriate risk factor modification in higher socioeconomic classes might diminish the association of SES and CVD in developing countries. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Socioeconomic status; Ischemic heart disease; Stroke; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0344-2

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