Association between children's experience of socioeconomic disadvantage and adult health: A life-course study

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9346, 2002, Pages 1640-1645

  Poulton, Richie ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^b,c   Milne, Barry J ^a   Thomson, W Murray ^d   Taylor, Alan ^b   Sears, Malcolm R ^e   Moffitt, Terrie E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0037164336     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11602-3     Document Type: Article

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