The Icelandic economic collapse, smoking, and the role of labor-market changes

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 391-405

  Ólafsdóttir, Thorhildur ^a   Hrafnkelsson, Birgir ^a   Ásgeirsdóttir, Tinna Laufey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Economic collapse; Health behavior; Iceland; Individual income; Labor market; Smoking; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897355503     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0580-x     Document Type: Article

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