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School Choice and School Quality in the US
Nechyba, Thomas - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 33-38
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Guatemala: Selected Issues and Analytical Notes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
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High Grading Standards Improve Student Performance
Figlio, David N.; Lucas, E. Maurice - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 4, pp. 21-26
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Childhood obesity and human capital accumulation
Palermo, Tia M.; Dowd, Jennifer B. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 11, pp. 1989-1998
-cognitive outcomes among US children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 using the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Survey of Income …
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Economic Mobility, Family Background, and the Well-Being of Children in the United States and Canada
Corak, Miles; Curtis, Lori; Phipps, Shelley - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
the future of their children through the family, the labour market, and public policy actually differ? Using a number of … representative household surveys we find that the configuration of all three sources of investment and support for children differs … significantly, disadvantaged American children living in much more challenging circumstances, and the role of public policy not as …
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Parenting with bipolar disorder: Coping with risk of mood disorders to children
Peay, Holly Landrum; Rosenstein, Donald L.; Biesecker, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 104 (2014) C, pp. 194-200
Children of individuals with bipolar disorder (BPD) have increased risk for mood disorders and other adverse … psychosocial outcomes due to genetic and environmental risk. Though parents with BPD are aware of increased risk to children … study identifies key variables associated with parental coping with children's risk of mood disorders; and explores the …
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Donor conceived offspring conceive of the donor: The relevance of age, awareness, and family form
Hertz, Rosanna; Nelson, Margaret K.; Kramer, Wendy - In: Social Science & Medicine 86 (2013) C, pp. 52-65
Rarely have donor conceived offspring been studied. Recently, it has become more common for parents to disclose the nature of conception to their offspring. This new development raises questions about the donor's place in the offspring's life and identity. Using surveys collected by the Donor...
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Troubled Encounter: Japan–DPRK Non-Relations
Edström, Bert - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper explores the interplay between two neighbors that have been victims of history, Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, also known as North Korea). [ISDP Asia Paper]. URL:[http://www.isdp.eu/images/stories/isdp-main-pdf/2012_edstrom_japan-dprk-non-relations.pdf].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133196
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Routine Emergency Department Use for Sick Care by Children in the United States
Halfon, Neal; Newacheck, Paul W.; Wood, David L.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 1996
departments by using a national sample of US children. …
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Contribution of streetscape audits to explanation of physical activity in four age groups based on the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS)
Cain, Kelli L.; Millstein, Rachel A.; Sallis, James F.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 116 (2014) C, pp. 82-92
 = 3677) represented four age groups (children, adolescents, adults, older adults). MAPS audits were conducted along a 0 … were related to leisure/neighborhood PA. The overall score was related to objective PA in children and older adults …
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