Dynamic path analysis in life-course epidemiology

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1131-1139

  Gamborg, Michael ^a   Jensen, Gorm Boje ^b,c   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a   Andersen, Per Kragh ^d  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

blood pressure; body mass index; epidemiologic methods; heart diseases; path analysis; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; PATH ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DYNAMIC PATH ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PATH ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; DENMARK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955779649     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq502     Document Type: Article

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