Construction and validation of CAPSES scale as a composite indicator of SES for health research: an application to modeling social determinants of cardiovascular diseases

• Main Authors: Mohsen Asadi-Lari (Author), Reza Majdzadeh (Author), Mohammad Ali Mansournia (Author), Saharnaz Nedjat (Author), Kazem Mohammad (Author), Bahman Cheraghian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The main objective of this study was to construct and validate a composite socioeconomic status indicator containing material capital, human capital, and social capital (CAPSES scale) and also appropriate it for CVDs in a large population-based study. Methods This cross-sectional...