Health related lifestyle in adolescence predicts adult educational level: A longitudinal study from Finland

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 794-801

  Koivusilta, Leena ^a   Rimpelä, Arja ^b   Rimpelä, Matti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING;

EID: 0031784754     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.12.794     Document Type: Article

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