The potential for reducing differences in life expectancy between educational groups in five european countries: The effects of obesity, physical inactivity and smoking

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 635-640

  Mäki, Netta E ^a   Martikainen, Pekka T ^a   Eikemo, Terje ^b,c   Menvielle, Gwenn ^d,e   Lundberg, Olle ^f,g   Östergren, Olof ^f   Mackenbach, Johan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d INSTITUT PIERRE LOUIS D EPIDÉMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f CHESS   (Sweden)

^g MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE CLASS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AUSTRIA; DENMARK; FRANCE; ITALY; SPAIN;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; TRENDS;

AGED; CENSUSES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING;

EID: 84901950092     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203501     Document Type: Article

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