Inequalities in smoking in the Czech Republic: Societal or individual effects?

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 215-221

  Spilková, Jana ^a   Dzúrová, Dagmar ^a   Pikhart, Hynek ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Inequalities; Multilevel analysis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

GENDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 78751557926     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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