Socio-economic disadvantage and body mass over the life course in women and men: Results from the Northern Swedish Cohort

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-327

  Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Persson, Mats ^a   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861647949     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr061     Document Type: Article

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