The effect of job loss on overweight and drinking

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 317-327

  Deb, Partha ^a,b   Gallo, William T ^a   Ayyagari, Padmaja ^c   Fletcher, Jason M ^c,d   Sindelar, Jody L ^c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Business closings; Drinking; Finite mixture models; Job loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DRINKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; OBESITY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB STRESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954616104     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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