Sibling Analysis of Adolescent Intelligence and Chronic Diseases in Older Adulthood

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 489-496

  Jokela, Markus ^a,b   Batty, G David ^c,d   Deary, Ian J ^d   Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood; Chronic Disease; Health; Intelligence; IQ; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79957929084     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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