Socio-economic determinants of health behaviours across age groups: Results of a cross-sectional survey

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 261-269

  Dorner, T E ^a   Stronegger, W J ^b   Hoffmann, K ^a   Stein, K Viktoria ^a   Niederkrotenthaler, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age related health behaviour; Lifestyle choices; Risk factors; Socio demographic health indicators; Socio economic health indicators

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEAT; NUTRITION; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879113169     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: 16137671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-013-0360-0     Document Type: Article

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