Socioeconomic position across life and body composition in early old age: Findings from a british birth cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 516-523

  Bann, David ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^a   Wills, Andrew K ^b   Adams, Judith ^c   Kuh, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAT; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WEIGHT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARENT; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901935379     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203373     Document Type: Article

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