Risk factors in the Midspan family study by social class in childhood and adulthood

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-614

  Hart, Carole ^a   Mcconnachie, Alex ^a   Upton, Mark ^b   Watt, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodlands Family Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family studies; Risk factors; Social class; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHILD; CLASS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 44949169384     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn052     Document Type: Article

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