Age and socioeconomic inequalities in health: Examining the role of lifestyle choices

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Øvrum, Arnstein ^a,b   Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler ^a   Rickertsen, Kyrre ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health; Inequality; Life course; Lifestyles; Norway; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84888256452     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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