Childhood mental ability and smoking cessation in adulthood: Prospective observational study linking the Scottish Mental Survey 1932 and the Midspan studies

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 464-465

  Taylor, M D ^a   Hart, C L ^b   Davey Smith, G ^c   Starr, J M ^d   Hole, D J ^b   Whalley, L J ^e   Wilson, V ^f   Deary, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal Victoria Hospital Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f Scottish Cncl for Res in Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038173763     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.6.464     Document Type: Article

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