Association of childhood intelligence with risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: Findings from the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 695-706

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   David Batty, G ^b,c   Clark, Heather ^d   McIntyre, Sally ^b   Leon, David A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; CHD; Intelligence; Life course epidemiology; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; STROKE;

EID: 52949135950     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-008-9281-z     Document Type: Article

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