Association between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and IQ in Swedish males aged 18-20

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 868-873

  Karlsson, Håkan ^a   Ahlborg, Björn ^b   Dalman, Christina ^a   Hemmingsson, Tomas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood socioeconomic position; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IQ; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMATOCRIT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MORTALITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954217275     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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