School Performance: A Matter of Health or Socio-Economic Background? Findings from the PIAMA Birth Cohort Study.

Performance in primary school is a determinant of children's educational attainment and their socio-economic position and health inequalities in adulthood. We examined the relationship between five common childhood health conditions (asthma symptoms, eczema, general health, frequent respiratory...

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Main Authors: Annemarie Ruijsbroek, Alet H Wijga, Ulrike Gehring, Marjan Kerkhof, Mariël Droomers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4527686?pdf=render