The significance of overweight and obesity for individual health behaviour: An economic analysis based on the Swedish surveys of living conditions 1980—81, 1988—89, and 1996—97

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 422-431

  Bolin, Kristian ^a   Lindgren, Björn ^a   Rössner, Stephan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grossman model; health behaviour; human capital; obesity; overweight; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MASS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746528117     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940500228315     Document Type: Article

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