Peer clustering of exercise and eating behaviours among young adults in Sweden: A cross-sectional study of egocentric network data

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Barclay, Kieron J ^a   Edling, Christofer ^b   Rydgren, Jens ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Egocentric data; Social clustering of health behaviours; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883082291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-784     Document Type: Article

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