The influence of parental occupation and the pupils' educational level on lifestyle behaviors among adolescents in Belgium

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-338

  Vereecken, Carine A ^a,b   Maes, Lea ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Belgium; Health behavior; Socioeconomic differences

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKENNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; TELEVISION; TOOTH BRUSHING;

EID: 1642329916     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00301-X     Document Type: Article

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