Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48 , January 2010

Impact of education, income and chronic disease risk factors on mortality of adults: does ‘a pauper-rich paradox’ exist in Latin American societies?

  • E. Koch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, San Miguel, Santiago, Chile
    • School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Independencia, Santiago, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, 3100 Gran Avenida, San Miguel, Santiago, Chile. Tel.: +56 2 555 2716; fax: +56 2 556 3211.
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  • T. Romero

      Affiliations

    • Sharp Health Care, San Diego, CA, USA
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  • C.X. Romero

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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  • C. Akel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, San Miguel, Santiago, Chile
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  • L. Manríquez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine Service, Regional Hospital, Rancagua, Chile
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  • M. Paredes

      Affiliations

    • Health Center of Mostazal, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile
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  • C. Román

      Affiliations

    • Health Center of Mostazal, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile
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  • A. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Health Center of Mostazal, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile
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  • M. Vargas

      Affiliations

    • Health Center of Mostazal, San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile
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  • A. Kirschbaum

      Affiliations

    • School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Independencia, Santiago, Chile

Received 11 March 2009 ,Revised 27 October 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00357-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.008

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48 , January 2010

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