Social class and nutrition in coronary heart disease.
The UK mortality rate for coronary heart disease is higher than other industrialised countries. Inequalities in health mean people at highest risk of CHD are those least likely to be able to adopt healthy diets. Nurses responsible for nutritional health messages need to take into account people's material circumstances.
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology