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Socioeconomic differences in attitudes and beliefs about healthy lifestyles
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2003 · Vol. 57(6) · pp. 440–443
Jane Wardle✉(Cancer Research UK)A Steptoe(Public Health England)
Abstract
Socioeconomic differences in healthy lifestyles are associated with differences in attitudes to health that may themselves arise through variations in life opportunities and exposure to material hardship and ill health over the life course.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBehavioral Health and InterventionsHealth disparities and outcomesSocioeconomic statusMedicineLife expectancySalience (neuroscience)Stratified samplingGerontologyExpectancy theoryEnvironmental healthDemographySocial psychology
MeSH terms
AdultAgedAttitude to HealthDietEnglandFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedSocioeconomic FactorsHealth BehaviorExercise
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