Unemployment, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and body weight in young British men

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Montgomery, Scott M ^a   Cook, Derek G ^b   Bartley, Mel J ^c   Wadsworth, Michael E J ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Body mass index; Cigarette smoking; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031953964     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/8.1.21     Document Type: Article

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