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Why do poor people behave poorly? Variation in adult health behaviours and psychosocial characteristics by stages of the socioeconomic lifecourse

Social Science & Medicine · 1997 · Vol. 44(6) · pp. 809–819
John LynchGeorge A. KaplanJukka T. Salonen
Health disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Health Care IssuesPsychosocialSocioeconomic statusPublic healthPovertyPsychologyHealth equityInequalityPopulationGerontologySocial determinants of health

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AdultAlcohol DrinkingFinlandHumansMaleMiddle AgedPovertySocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsHealth Behavior

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  • Academy of Finland
  • Opetus- ja Kulttuuriministeriö
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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