The impact of early twentieth century illegitimacy across three generations. Longevity and intergenerational health correlates

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1633-1640

  Modin, Bitte ^a   Koupil, Ilona ^a   Vågerö, Denny ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Born out of wedlock; Cognitive ability; Height; Intergenerational; Mortality status; Psychological functioning; Social class; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEIGHT; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT EFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ILLEGITIMACY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 65249094272     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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