IQ in childhood and atherosclerosis in middle-age: 40 year follow-up of the Newcastle Thousand Families Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a known precursor to coronary heart disease (CHD) and other relevant health outcomes such as stroke and cognitive impairment. In addition, higher childhood intelligence has been associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease events in later li...

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Main Authors: Roberts, Beverly A. (Author), Batty, G. David (Author), Gale, Catharine R. (Author), Deary, Ian J. (Author), Parker, Louise (Author), Pearce, Mark S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-12.
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