Sociodemographic determinants of multiple unhealthy behaviours

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Prättälä, Ritva ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

alcohol drinking; exercise; food habits; health behaviour; smoking; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; EDUCATION; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84993736107     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210133915     Document Type: Article

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