Does childhood socioeconomic status influence adult health through behavioural factors?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 431-437

  Van De Mheen, H ^a   Stronks, K ^a   Looman, C W N ^a   Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Childhood socioeconomic status (SES); Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0031846070     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.3.431     Document Type: Article

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