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Impact of comprehensive smoking bans on the health of infants and children : evidence from the U.S.
McGeary, Kerry Anne; Dave, Dhaval; Lipton, Brandy J.; … - 2019
As evidence of the negative effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has mounted, an increasingly popular public policy response has been to impose restrictions on smoking through 100% smoke-free bans (comprehensive smoking bans). Yet sparse information exists regarding the impact these...
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The transition to post-industrial BMI values among US children
Komlos, John; Breitfelder, Ariane; Sunder, Marco - 2008
Background: The trend in the BMI values of US children has not been estimated very convincingly because of the absence of longitudinal data. Our object is to estimate time series of BMI values by birth cohorts instead of measurement years. Methods: We use five regression models to estimate the...
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Theorising age and generation in development : a relational approach
Huijsmans, Roy; George, Shanti; Gigengack, Roy; Evers, … - In: The European journal of development research : journal … 26 (2014) 2, pp. 163-174
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A content analysis of television food advertising to children : comparing low and general-nutrition food
Kim, Hyuksoo; Lee, Doohwang; Hong, Yangsun; Ahn, Jungsun; … - In: International journal of consumer studies 40 (2016) 2, pp. 201-210
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Demographic transition and achieving the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean : a regional overview of the national transfer accounts
Duda-Nyczak, Marta - 2021
In the context of the rapidly advancing population ageing, the region of Latin America and the Caribbean is currently facing an unprecedented challenge of adapting to the transformed - yet, still evolving - age structure of the population. The paper provides a regional synthesis of the National...
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Integration of refugee children and adolescents in and out of school : evidence of success but still room for improvement
Gambaro, Ludovica; Kemptner, Daniel; Pagel, Lisa; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 34, pp. 345-354
Germany has seen the arrival of a large number of displaced children and adolescents in recent years. Integration is vital for their lives today and in the future. Key indicators of successful integration are a sense of belonging to school, participation in extracurricular activities, both...
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Childhood determinants of internal youth migration in Senegal
Herrera, Catalina; Sahn, David E. - 2020
developing countries. Few studies document the patterns and determinants of internal youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa … childhood socioeconomic determinants in later youth migration decisions to rural and urban areas. RESULTS: We find that young … areas for both men and women. CONTRIBUTION: We contribute to the sparse literature on internal youth migration in developing …
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Pre-school children and marketing communications
Preston, Christopher - In: International journal of consumer studies 40 (2016) 5, pp. 618-623
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The effect of children's safety on parenting strategy
Harris, Jorgen - In: The review of black political economy : analyzing … 51 (2024) 2, pp. 188-227
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The Hungarian Longitudinal Growth Study: From birth to the age of 18 years
Joubert, Kálmán; Gyenis, Gyula - 2016
This Working Paper presents the main results of the 'Hungarian Longitudinal Growth Study'. It was the first longitudinal, nationally representative research programme in Hungary that focused on children aged between birth and 18 years of age; the number of subjects was 2,984 boys and 2,701 girls...
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