A Competing neurobehavioral decision systems model of SES-related health and behavioral disparities

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-43

  Bickel, W K ^a   Moody, L ^a   Quisenberry, A J ^a   Ramey, C T ^a   Sheffer, C E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Competing neurobehavioral decision systems; Executive function decision system; Health disparities; Impulsive decision system; SES gradient

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; COMPETING NEUROBEHAVIORAL DECISION SYSTEM; EATING DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921904804     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.06.032     Document Type: Review

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