Socioeconomic patterning of smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and overweight status among adolescents in Norway and the United States

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-278

  Friestad, Christine ^a   Pirkis, Jane ^b   Biehl, Michael ^b   Irwin Jr , Charles E ^b  

^a Fafo Institute of Labour and Social Research   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cross national comparison; Health behavior; Norway; Socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORWAY; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141569319     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00214-3     Document Type: Article

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