Parental education as a predictor of offspring behavioural and physiological cardiovascular disease risk factors

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 544-550

  Kvaavik, Elisabeth ^a,b   Glymour, Maria ^c   Klepp, Knut Inge ^a   Tell, Grethe S ^d   Batty, G David ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORWAY; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864538088     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr106     Document Type: Article

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