The Scottish mental survey 1932 linked to the Midspan studies: A prospective investigation of childhood intelligence and future health

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-195

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e Scottish Council for Research in Education   (United Kingdom)

^f Royal Victoria Hospital Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Mental ability; Mortality; Scotland

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORTALITY;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242668361     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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