Socioeconomic differences in adolescent health-related behavior differ by gender

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-218

  Pitel, Lukas ^a   Gecková, Andrea Madarasová ^b   Reijneveld, Sijmen A ^c   van Dijk, Jitse P ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SLOVAKIA; SMOKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879935334     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120133     Document Type: Article

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