Paternal age and mortality in children

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 443-447

  Zhu, Jin Liang ^a   Vestergaard, Mogens ^a,b   Madsen, Kreesten M ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Paternal age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PROGENY; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENMARK; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 45849132030     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9253-3     Document Type: Article

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