Socioeconomic status and health behaviour patterns through adolescence: Results from a prospective cohort study in Norway

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Friestad, Christine ^a   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b  

^a Fafo Research Foundation   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol use; Education; Health; Health behaviour; Physical activity; Smoking; Socioeconomic status; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORWAY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 32244437337     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki051     Document Type: Article

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