Childhood socioeconomic position and cognitive function in adulthood

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 256-263

  Kaplan, George A ^c   Turrell, Gavin ^a   Lynch, John W ^d   Everson, Susan A ^d   Helkala, Eeva Liisa ^b   Salonen, Jukka T ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Childhood; Cognitive function; Health inequalities; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FATHER; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MOTHER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATION; PARENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS;

FINLAND;

EID: 0035011859     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.2.256     Document Type: Article

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