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Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of death in 68 year follow-up: prospective population study

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Objectives To examine the association between intelligence measured in childhood and leading causes of death in men and women over the life course.Design Prospective cohort study based on a whole population of participants born in Scotland in 1936 and linked to mortality data across 68 years of follow-up.Setting Scotland.Participants 33 536 men and 32 229 women who were participants in the Scottish Mental Survey of 1947 (SMS1947) and who could be linked to cause of death data up to December 2...

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10.1136/bmj.j2708

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Psychiatry
Department:
PSYCHIATRY
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Author
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BMJ Publishing Group
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Volume:
357
Article number:
j2708
Publication date:
2017-06-28
Acceptance date:
2017-05-28
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1756-1833
ISSN:
0959-8138
Pmid:
28659274
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English
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uuid:d3189a8f-38fc-4966-b2c8-f74158b433b0
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702989
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2017-10-17

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