Childhood mental ability in relation to cause-specific accidents in adulthood: The 1970 British Cohort Study

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 405-414

  Batty, G David ^a   Deary, I J ^b   Schoon, I ^c   Gale, C R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34447303521     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm039     Document Type: Article

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