Early-life school, neighborhood, and family influences on adult health: A multilevel cross-classified analysis of the aberdeen children of the 1950s study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-207

  Dundas, Ruth ^a   Leyland, Alastair H ^a   MacIntyre, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

family; median odds ratio; neighborhood; schools

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABERDEEN [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY; MEDIAN ODDS RATIO; NEIGHBORHOOD; SCHOOLS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84904016362     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu110     Document Type: Article

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