Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Results from the World Health Survey

• Main Authors: Hosseinpoor Ahmad (Author), Bergen Nicole (Author), Mendis Shanthi (Author), Harper Sam (Author), Verdes Emese (Author), Kunst Anton (Author), Chatterji Somnath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Noncommunicable diseases are an increasing health concern worldwide, but particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study quantified and compared education- and wealth-based inequalities in the prevalence of five noncommu...