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International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 33, Number 2, pp. 414-415
IJE vol.33 no.2 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Influence of early life intelligence test performance on later health: do lower scoring children become less healthy adults?

Merete Osler and G David Batty

Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark. E-mail: m.osler{at}pubhealth.ku.dk

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Since the introduction of intelligence testing in the early 20th century, this characteristic (also known as cognition, cognitive function, and mental ability) has consistently been shown to be related to indices of socioeconomic position, such as education and occupational social class, with the least favourable levels seen in individuals from the poorer backgrounds.1 Childhood cognitive function has also been suggested as one of the mechanisms mediating the association between socioeconomic position in early life and adult mortality. Cognition measured in early life has been related to final qualifications1 and adult behaviour, such . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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