Association between intelligence and type-specific stroke: A population-based cohort study of early fatal and non-fatal stroke in one million Swedish men

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 908-912

  Wennerstad, Karin Modig ^a   Sillventoinen, Karri ^b   Tynelius, Per ^a   Bergm, Lars ^c   Rasmussen, Finn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; MENS HEALTH; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77957286335     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.084020     Document Type: Article

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