How does socio economic position link to health behaviour? Sociological pathways and perspectives for health promotion

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 25-33

  Weyers, Simone ^a   Dragano, Nico ^a   Richter, Matthias ^b   Bosma, Hans ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

behaviour; control; inequalities; neighbourhood; school; social networks

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79956181377     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910365232     Document Type: Article

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