Influence of life course socioeconomic position on older women's health behaviors: Findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-327

  Watt, Hilary C ^a   Carson, Claire ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Patel, Rita ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; DIET; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROWTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROWTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 59049102634     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129288     Document Type: Article

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