Association of cardiovascular disease risk factors with socioeconomic position during childhood and during adulthood

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7070, 1996, Pages 1434-1438

  Blane, D ^a   Hart, C L ^b   Davey Smith, G ^c,d   Gillis, C R ^e   Hole, D J ^e   Hawthorne, V M ^f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Clinical Epidemiology ^*

^e RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029905893     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1434     Document Type: Article

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