Relative Weight and Income at Different Levels of Socioeconomic Status

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 468-472

  Sarlio Lähteenkorva, Sirpa ^a   Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 1442330072     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.3.468     Document Type: Article

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