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Are the educational differences in incidence of cardiovascular disease explained by underlying familial factors? A twin study.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Oct 2014

Madsen Mia, Andersen Per K, Gerster Mette, Andersen Anne-Marie N, Christensen Kaare, Osler Merete

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To isolate the effect of education from the influence of potential underlying factors, we investigated the association of education with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) using twin data to adjust for familial factors shared within twins, including genetic...

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PMID: 24768271
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.016

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