Early life intelligence and adult health

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7466, 2004, Pages 585-586

  Batty, G David ^a   Deary, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; INTELLIGENCE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 4544236967     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7466.585     Document Type: Editorial

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