The contribution of childhood and adult socioeconomic position to adult obesity and smoking behaviour: An international comparison

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-344

  Power, Chris ^a   Graham, Hilary ^b   Due, Pernille ^c   Hallqvist, Johan ^d   Joung, Inez ^e   Kuh, Diana ^f   Lynch, John ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Childhood; Life course; Obesity; Smoking; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18444407202     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh394     Document Type: Article

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