Childhood intelligence in relation to adult coronary heart disease and stroke risk: Evidence from a Danish birth cohort study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 452-459

  Batty, G David ^a,b   Mortensen, Erik L ^a   Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo ^a   Osler, Merete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DENMARK; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 28044447421     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2005.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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