Genetic and environmental effects on mortality before age 70 years

Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-476

  Petersen, Liselotte ^a,b   Andersen, Per Kragh ^c   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a  

^a Centre for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; DYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOPTION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 42149135351     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181692769     Document Type: Article

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