title: Response to letter by Bailey and Schinkel.
authors.affiliation: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Deary
authors.forename: Cyrus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Batty
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058245:Cognitive Reserve; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male
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