Health behavior in the Nordic countries

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the level of and change in cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and body weight in Nordic countries and compares them with non-Nordic OECD countries. Our results show that the average prevalence of daily smokers is significantly lower for Nor...

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Main Authors: Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir, Ulf-G Gerdtham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2016-04-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Health Economics
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/2717