Trajectories of socioeconomic inequalities in health, behaviours and academic achievement across childhood and adolescence

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 358-364

  Howe, Laura D ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Propper, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; POLICY MAKING; PROTEIN; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STEROL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875054701     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201892     Document Type: Article

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