The importance of lifestyle to self-assessed health

Health Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-155

  Ericsson, Åsa ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Explanatory power; Health differences; Lifestyle; Self assessed health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF EVALUATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030732042     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(97)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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