The effect of physical activity on long-term income

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-137

  Hyytinen, Ari ^a,b   Lahtonen, Jukka ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Yrjo Jahnssonin saation   (Finland)

^c Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Health; Labor market outcome; Physical activity; Twin data

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FINLAND; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB MARKET; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REWARD; TWINS; ADULT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FINLAND;

ADULT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGISTRIES; TWINS;

EID: 84883768064     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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