Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1122-1128

  Pitel, Lukas ^a   Geckova, Andrea Madarasova ^a   Kolarcik, Peter ^a   Halama, Peter ^b   Reijneveld, Sijmen A ^c   van Dijk, Jitse P ^a,c  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DATA SET; GENDER; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

SLOVAKIA;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84872050287     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200914     Document Type: Article

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