Socioeconomic inequalities in health risk factors in Korea

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-183

  Kim, Yu Mi ^a   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^b  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic inequality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; KOREA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84876175874     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.3.175     Document Type: Article

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