Socioeconomic position and twins' health: A life-course analysis of 1266 pairs of middle-aged Danish twins

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-83

  Osler, Merete ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health status; Social class; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34447343811     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl266     Document Type: Article

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