Childhood IQ in relation to risk factors for premature mortality in middle-aged persons: The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-247

  Batty, G David ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^c   Macintyre, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; SCOTLAND; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ABERDEEN [SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34147207893     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.048215     Document Type: Article

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