Adverse effects of maternal lead levels on birth outcomes in the ALSPAC study:a prospective birth cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Emond, Alan M +2 more
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The Impact of Low-Income on Child Health: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study [PDF]
There is a growing literature that shows that higher family income is associated with better health for children. Wealthier parents may have more advantaged children because they have more income to buy health care or because parental wealth is ...
Carol Propper, John Rigg, Simon Burgess
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Family stressors and children's outcomes [PDF]
, 2012 The research reported here aimed to identify:1.which family stress factors and parental behaviours were associated with worse outcomes for children at age 7 andwhich factors helped children to succeed2.whether stressful life events experienced at ...
Gutman, Leslie +2 more
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Understanding moderators of consent regarding the sharing of supermarket shopping data in ALSPAC.
International Journal of Population Data ScienceIntroduction & Background Shopping data is a valuable resource, offering insights into consumer behaviour and health. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using shopping data for the purposes of health research. However, little is known
Romana Burgess +2 more
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School ties: An analysis of homophily in an adolescent friendship network [PDF]
Homophily is the tendency to establish relationships among people who share similar characteristics or attributes. This study presents evidence of homophilic behaviour for an adolescent friendship network of 6,961 links in the West of England. We control
Eleanor Sanderson +2 more
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The prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorders in the ALSPAC cohort [PDF]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008 openaire +2 more sources
The genetics and epidemiology of myopia in the ALSPAC cohort [PDF]
An aim of this thesis is to map a genetic factor that is related to myopia progression. A genome-wide association study of myopia, refractive error and two ocular determinants of refractive error, axial length and corneal curvature was undertaken. A number of genetic locations were identified and extra genotyping and replication in an independent ...
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The Choice between fixed and random effects models: some considerations for educational research. [PDF]
We discuss the use of fixed and random effects models in the context of educational research and set out the assumptions behind the two modelling approaches.
Anna Vignoles +3 more
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Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) summary education attainment values in the offspring generation. [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResWalsh EI, Mumme M, Northstone K.
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Understanding socio-economic inequalities in childhood respiratory health [PDF]
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Recent evidence has shown a socio-economic gradient in its distribution. This paper examines whether a number of factors argued to have led to a rise in the incidence of asthma might also explain ...
Carol Propper, John A. Rigg
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