Blood pressure, socio-economic status and health in the Lothian 1921 birth cohort: A longitudinal study

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 196-200

  Starr, J M ^a   Deary, I J ^b  

^a Royal Victoria Hospital Edinburgh   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blood pressure; Longitudinal study; Social class

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREDICTION; SITTING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

LOTHIAN; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955016630     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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