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Housing conditions and birth outcomes: The National Child Development Study

Environmental Research, 2018
Despite their importance to respiratory and other health outcomes, housing conditions have been little-studied with respect to perinatal outcomes.1927 participants in the British National Child Development Study reported on housing conditions and pregnancy outcomes, including presence/severity of mold/dampness; type of heating; and whether remodeling ...
Emily W, Harville, Felicia A, Rabito
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National Child Development Study: Retirement Plans and Expectations, Qualitative Study, 2016

2019
<p>The&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic;">National Child Development Study</span>&nbsp;(NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958.
Carpentieri, J., UCL, Goodman, A., UCL, Swain, J., Unknown Affiliation, Parsons, S., University of London, Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies   +3 more
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The Impact of the National Child Development Study

Children & Society, 1993
SUMMARY. For the first 20 years of the National Children's Bureau's life, the massive and many‐sided National Child Development Study was the flagship of the Bureau's research. The Study's impact on policy and practice was very considerable and it also earned itself an international reputation scientifically.
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Union Membership after Thatcher: Evidence from the National Child Development Study

Management Research News, 1993
At the start of the 1990s trade unions were reeling from a decade of Thatcherism, in which their density amongst employees had been whittled down to 35% by 1990. Several explanations for the decline have vied for attention: the changing composition of industry and of the economy generally, with more part‐time work, fewer large‐scale establishments, the
Francis Green, Jean Soper
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Bullying, education and earnings: Evidence from the National Child Development Study

Economics of Education Review, 2008
Abstract We explore the effect of bullying at school on the educational attainment of a sample of individuals drawn from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). Our empirical findings suggest that school bullying has an adverse effect on human capital accumulation both at and beyond school. Moreover; the impact of bullying on educational
Sarah Brown, Karl Taylor
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A review of child health in the 1958 birth cohort: National Child Development Study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 1992
Summary.In the week 3–9 March 1958, 98% of all births in England, Scotland and Wales (approximately 17000) were studied in the Perinatal Mortality Survey. The follow‐up of surviving children, known as the National Child Development Study, comprises four major sweeps at ages 7, 11, 16 and 23. Medical examinations were conducted at each age, except at 23
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Developing Collaborative Maternal and Child Health Leaders: A Descriptive Study of the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center

Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2017
Purpose An assessment of the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center (the Center) was conducted to describe (1) effects of the Center's training on the use of collaborative leadership practices by MCH leaders, and (2) perceived barriers to collaboration for MCH leaders.
Alina Nadira, Clarke, Dorothy, Cilenti
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Handicapped children in secondary schools from the national child development study (1958 cohort)

Public Health, 1977
The records of the children with “ascertained” handicaps amongst the group of 16,000 making up the National Child Development Study were scrutinized at 7, 11 and 16 years of age. We present the changes which took place between 11 and 16 years of age by category and school placement and stress the numerical and constitutional changes arising during this
R, Pearson, C, Peckham
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The smoking habits of 16-year-olds in the National Child Development Study

Public Health, 1978
The smoking habits of adolescents of 16 years in the National Child Development Study were examined in relation to social and other variables. The data, collected in 1974, suggested that frequencies had not changed substantially over the previous decade and supported the findings of other studies of strong connections with certain factors such as ...
R, Pearson, K, Richardson
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Economic cycles and child mortality: A cross-national study of the least developed countries

Economics & Human Biology, 2016
This paper examines the effects of growth and recession periods on child mortality in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) during the period 1990-2010. We provide empirical evidence of uneven effects of variations in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita on the evolution of child mortality rate in periods of economic recession and expansion.
Salvador, Pérez-Moreno, María C, Blanco-Arana, Elena, Bárcena-Martín   +2 more
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