Influence of fathers' social class on cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9037, 1996, Pages 1259-1263

  Wannamethee, S Goya ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a   Shaper, Gerald ^a   Walker, Mary ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE;

EID: 0030577223     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02465-8     Document Type: Article

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