Social inequalities in mortality: A problem of cognitive function?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1819-1820

  Marmot, Michael ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68749114009     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp264     Document Type: Editorial

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