Decreased risk of death from coronary heart disease amongst men with higher 'femininity' scores: A general population cohort study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-620

  Hunt, Kate ^a   Lewars, Heather ^a   Emslie, Carol ^a   Batty, G David ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER ROLE; MORTALITY RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MASCULINITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; URBAN HEALTH;

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

EID: 34547830388     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym022     Document Type: Article

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