Educational inequalities associated with health-related behaviours in the adult population of Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1091-1099

  Fong, Chee Weng ^a   Bhalla, V ^a   Heng, D ^a   Chua, A V ^a   Chan, M L ^a   Chew, S K ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Educational inequalities; Health promotion policies; Health related behaviours; Singapore National Health Survey; Socioeconomic differences; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SMOKING;

EID: 38449114474     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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