Social and material adversity from adolescence to adulthood and allostatic load in middle-aged women and men: Results from the northern swedish cohort

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-128

  Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Janlert, Urban ^a   Theorell, Töres ^b   Westerlund, Hugo ^b   Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allostatic load; Life course; Prospective study; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOSTASIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862996768     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-011-9309-6     Document Type: Article

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