Association between course of study at university and cause-specific mortality

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 384-388

  McCarron, Peter ^a,d   Okasha, Mona ^b   McEwen, James ^c   Davey Smith, George ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGINEERING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; STUDY; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042622533     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.8.384     Document Type: Article

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