Adverse social factors predict early ageing in middle-aged men and women: The Ebeltoft Health Study, Denmark

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-260

  Nilsson, Peter M ^a   Nilsson, Jan Åke ^a   Engberg, Marianne ^b   Karlsmose, Bo ^b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ageing; education; epidemiology; marital status; social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; DENMARK; EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURE AGING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGING, PREMATURE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 2342486764     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165019     Document Type: Article

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