Parenthood and the risk of cardiovascular diseases among 0.5 million men and women: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank

Women's parity has been associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unclear, however, whether it reflects biological effects of childbearing or uncontrolled socio-economic and lifestyle factors associated with childrearing. We assessed the association between number of children...

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Main Authors: Peters, S, Yang, L, Guo, Y, Chen, Y, Bian, Z, Millwood, I, Wang, S, Hu, Y, Liu, J, Wang, T, Chen, J, Peto, R, Li, L, Woodward, M, Chen, Z
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016