Neighbourhood and individual socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: The role of physical neighbourhood stressors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 699-705

  Van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; OCCUPATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLICE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746326453     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.043851     Document Type: Article

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