Childhood socioeconomic status modifies the association between intellectual abilities at age 20 and mortality in later life

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 963-969

  Kajantie, E ^a,b   Raikkonen K ^b   Henriksson, M ^a,c   Forsen T ^b,d   Heinonen, K ^b   Pesonen, A K ^b   Leskinen, J T ^e   Laaksonen, I ^c   Paile Hyvarinen M ^a   Osmond, C ^f   Barker, D J P ^f,g   Eriksson, J G ^a,b,d,h  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^d VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CHILD; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL CLASS;

ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND; HELSINKI;

EID: 78149257042     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.086967     Document Type: Article

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