Education, Socioeconomic Status, and Intelligence in Childhood and Stroke Risk in Later Life: A Meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 608-618

  McHutchison, Caroline A ^a,b   Backhouse, Ellen V ^a   Cvoro, Vera ^a   Shenkin, Susan D ^b   Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE; AGED; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85017417057     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000675     Document Type: Article

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