Health inequalities among adolescents - The impact of academic orientation and parents' education

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-26

  Hagquist, Curt E I ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic orientation; Adolescents; Health inequalities; Health related behaviour; Social class

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33846842392     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl087     Document Type: Article

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