Gender differences in the association between parental divorce during childhood and stroke in adulthood: Findings from a population-based survey

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 868-875

  Fuller Thomson, Esme ^a,b   Dalton, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult children; Adverse childhood experiences; Childhood stressors; Gender; Parental divorce; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; LIFE EVENT; PARENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938088422     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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