Was the economic crisis of 2008 good for Icelanders? Impact on health behaviors

Economics and Human Biology

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

  Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey ^a   Corman, Hope ^b   Noonan, Kelly ^b   Ólafsdóttir, Pórhildur ^a   Reichman, Nancy E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Health behaviors; Iceland; Recessions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC CRISIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL ASSET; HEALTH COMPROMISING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTGAGE DEBT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRICE INCREASE; REVIEW; SMOKING; WORKING TIME; YOUNG ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING; ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FAST FOOD; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; ICELANDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOFT DRINK; VEGETABLE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ALCOHOL; FISH OIL; SUGAR; VITAMIN;

ECONOMIC CRISIS; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; ICELAND; RECESSIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ICELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896708598     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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