Socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat in Russian and Finnish Karelia, 1994–2004

The socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat were stable in both areas but larger in North Karelia than in Pitkäranta. Our results support earlier assumptions of a weaker role of education as a determinant of health in Russia than in the western societies. Copyright Swiss School of Public...

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Main Authors: Laura Paalanen, Ritva Prättälä, Hannele Palosuo, Satu Helakorpi, Tiina Laatikainen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Pitkäranta
karelia*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00038-010-0136-5
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Summary:The socio-economic differences in the use of dairy fat were stable in both areas but larger in North Karelia than in Pitkäranta. Our results support earlier assumptions of a weaker role of education as a determinant of health in Russia than in the western societies. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2010 Socio-economic factors, Education, Dairy fat, Russia, Finland

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