Educational attainment and the clustering of health-related behavior among U.S. young adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-89

  Skalamera, Julie ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior clusters; Educational attainment; Health related behavior

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955077207     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.12.011     Document Type: Article

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