Wealth and cardiovascular health: A cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries

Background: Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor is household wealth, which may enable or limit a household's abili...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Alhabib, K.F (Author), Avezum, A., Jr (Author), Bahonar, A. (Author), Balabanova, D. (Author), Chifamba, J. (Author), Chow, C.K (Author), Corsi, D.J (Author), Dagenais, G.R (Author), Diaz, R. (Author), Gupta, R. (Author), Iqbal, R. (Author), Ismail, N. (Author), Kaur, M. (Author), Khatib, R. (Author), Kruger, A. (Author), Kruger, I.M (Author), Lanas, F. (Author), Lopez-Jaramillo, P. (Author), McKee, M. (Author), Minfan, F. (Author), Mohan, V. (Author), Mony, P.K (Author), Oguz, A. (Author), Palafox, B. (Author), Palileo-Villanueva, L.M (Author), Perel, P. (Author), Poirier, P. (Author), Rangarajan, S. (Author), Rensheng, L. (Author), Rosengren, A. (Author), Soman, B. (Author), Stuckler, D. (Author), Subramanian, S.V (Author), Teo, K. (Author), Tsolekile, L.P (Author), Wielgosz, A. (Author), Yaguang, P. (Author), Yeates, K. (Author), Yongzhen, M. (Author), Yusoff, K. (Author), Yusuf, R. (Author), Yusuf, S. (Author), Yusufali, A. (Author), Zatońska, K. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd. 2016
Subjects:	adult Adult age aged Aged Argentina Article attitude to illness awareness Awareness blood pressure Blood Pressure blood pressure measurement cardiovascular disease chronic wasting disease cohort analysis cross section Cross-Sectional Studies cross-sectional study Developed Countries developed country Developing Countries developing country disease control disease treatment economic development economics epidemiology Family Characteristics family size female Female gender Global health health care disparity health disparity health policy health survey Health Surveys Healthcare disparities Healthcare Disparities high income country household household income human Humans hypertension Hypertension income Income low income country low income population male Male medical history middle aged Middle Aged middle income country optimization Poland Poland [Central Europe] poverty Poverty priority journal Prospective Studies prospective study public health rural population Rural Population self report Self Report social class Social Class social status socioeconomic conditions Socioeconomic factors Sweden urban population Urban Population wealth related inequality
Online Access:	View Fulltext in Publisher View in Scopus

Internet

View Fulltext in Publisher
View in Scopus

Wealth and cardiovascular health: A cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries

Internet

Similar Items