The use of parental occupation in adolescent health surveys. An application of ISCO-based measures of occupational status

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-184

  Pförtner, Timo Kolja ^a   Günther, Sebastian ^a   Levin, Kate A ^b   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^c   Richter, Matthias ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DATA SET; HEALTH SURVEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EUROPE; TURKEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84922606189     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204529     Document Type: Article

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