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