Authors:

  • Ichiro Kawachi

Excerpt

How much do preventive health behaviors explain education- and income-related inequalities in health? Results of Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition analysis. Ichiro Kawachi, 2020, Paper, "Five health practices are recognized to be essential for the prevention of chronic disease, viz. avoiding smoking, drinking in moderation, healthy diet, regular physical activity, and adequate sleep. However, how much of these behaviors contribute to socioeconomic disparities in health continues to be debated–some claim “hardly any,” while others say “nearly all.”" Link