Influence of health risk behavior and socio-economic status on health of Slovak adolescents

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-49

  Geckova, Andrea Madarasova ^a   Van Dijk, Jitse P ^b   Honcariv, Robert ^a   Groothoff, Johan W ^b   Post, Doeke ^b  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol drinking; Delivery of health; Health; Slovakia; Smoking; Social class; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SLOVAKIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037297988     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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