Do social class differentials in health and health behaviors exist in young people (15-to-24-year-olds) in Belgium?

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-382

  Leveque, A ^a   Humblet, P Cl ^a   Wilmet Dramaix, M ^a   Lagasse, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Concentration index; Health behavior; Health inequalities; Socio economic indicators; Subjective health; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JUVENILE; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; POVERTY; ROC CURVE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036742345     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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