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Prenatal Nicotine Exposure as a Teratogen in Neurological Pathways [PDF]
, 2016 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most heritable and commonly diagnosed childhood psychiatric disorder with 4% of all children being diagnosed with this disorder.
Grover, Monica
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Educational pathways and outcomes for care‐experienced children: A 16‐year longitudinal study
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children who are removed from their birth families during childhood—termed care‐experienced—can be at risk for lower educational attainment and poorer school experiences, often linked to deprivation and behavioural factors. However, research often uses aggregated measures that obscure the complexities of care (e.g.
Emily Lowthian +9 more
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Young People's Social Networks, Confidants and Issues of Reproductive Health [PDF]
This qualitative micro study was conducted in the Metropole of Cape Town, the third largest metropole in South Africa during 2002. The study must be seen in relation to the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) that was conducted in June 2002.
Anne Bakilana, Faldie Esau
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The importance of elementary sexuality education [PDF]
, 2002 Includes bibliographical ...
Meillier, Jill M.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens +6 more
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Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEste artigo objetiva desvelar a presença da idéia do aborto como elemento do âmbito das reflexões dos jovens sobre uma gravidez na adolescência.
Simone Ouvinha Peres +1 more
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Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies [PDF]
, 2012 [Excerpt] This report first provides an overview of the youth population and the increasing complexity of transitioning to adulthood for all adolescents.
Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Too Young to Wed: the Lives, Rights and Health of Young Married Girls [PDF]
, 2003 Provides data on the rates of child marriage throughout the developing world, and its effect on young girls and on the economy of developing countries.
Anju Malhotra +2 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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