The association between adolescents' health and disparities in school career: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literature suggests that children's educational achievement is associated with their health status and the socioeconomic position of their parents. Few studies have investigated this association in adolescence, while this is an important period affecting future life trajectories. Our study investigates the relationship between adolescents' health and their subsequent school career, taking into account their parents' socioeconomic position.

Methods

Data of all Dutch adolescents who entered secondary education in 2003, according to the national education register, were linked to electronic health records from general practices and to data from the Dutch population register on a patient by patient basis. Secondary school career data of 2455 adolescents were available

SUBMITTER: Uiters E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4216913 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature