What explains differences in smoking, drinking, and other health-related behaviors?

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-242

  Cutler, David M ^a,b   Glaeser, Edward ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 30444437997     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774670464     Document Type: Article

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