Transgenerational persistence of education as a health risk: Findings from the Women Physicians' Health Study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 505-512

  Frank, Erica ^a,b   Elon, Lisa ^b   Hogue, Carol ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0037622690     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099903766651630     Document Type: Article

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