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International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyn025
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2008; all rights reserved.

Commentary: Social class, C-reactive protein and coronary heart disease

Juan P Casas*

Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

* Corresponding author. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. E-mail: juan.pablo-casas@lshtm.ac.uk

Accepted 21 January 2008

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It is well known that individuals from a disadvantaged socio-economic position (SEP) are at higher risk of coronary heart disease. However as suggested more than 26 years ago by Rose and Marmot, established cardiovascular risk factors, measured in adulthood, only explain part of the association.1 This observation has lead to further research to identify other (possibly) modifiable factors that could explain the link between SEP and coronary heart disease. These could exert their effects from early life but there has been limited information on . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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