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Expected or completed? Comparing two measures of education and their relationship with social inequalities in health among young adults
(Springer Verlag, 2016-12-18)
Background. Similarly to other age groups, there are significant social inequalities in health among
young adults (YA). Education is thought to be the most appropriate indicator of YA socioeconomic
status (SES), yet it ...
Assessing the independent contribution of maternal educational expectations to children's educational attainment in early adulthood: A propensity score matching analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-24)
Background
Parental educational expectations have been associated with children’s educational attainment
in a number of long-term longitudinal studies, but whether this relationship is causal
has long been debated. The ...
Developmental predictors of inattention-hyperactivity from pregnancy to early childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-04)
Objective
The objective of the study was to characterize the developmental sequence of pre- and
postnatal risk factors for inattention-hyperactivity symptoms in preschoolers.
Materials and Methods
Longitudinal data ...
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation: a comparison between France and french-speaking Canada
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background Breastfeeding is associated with multiple domains of health for both mothers and children. Nevertheless, breastfeeding initiation is low within certain developed countries. Furthermore, comparative studies of ...
Early risk factors of overweight developmental trajectories during middle childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-29)
Background
Research is needed to identify early life risk factors associated with different developmental
paths leading to overweight by adolescence.
Objectives
To model heterogeneity in overweight development during middle ...
Early childhood trajectories of separation anxiety : bearing on mental health, academic achievement, and physical health from mid‐childhood to preadolescence
Separation anxiety and health outcomes
(Wiley, 2017-08)
1 Background
Separation anxiety disorder is the most prevalent childhood anxiety condition, but no study assessed children for separation anxiety at preschool age and followed them longitudinally and directly until ...
The added value of accounting for activity space when examining the association between tobacco retailer availability and smoking among young adults
(2016)
Background: Despite a declining prevalence in many countries, smoking rates remain consistently
high among young adults. Targeting contextual influences on smoking, such as the availability of
tobacco retailers, is one ...
Considering daily mobility for a more comprehensive understanding of contextual effects on social inequalities in health : a conceptual proposal
(2014)
Despite growing interest in integrating people’s daily mobility into contextual studies of social
inequalities in health, the links between daily mobility and health inequalities remain inadequately
conceptualized. This ...
The consumption of coffee and black tea and the risk of lung cancer
(2016-11-01)
Purpose
Coffee and black tea are among the most consumed beverages worldwide. While their potential
role in lung cancer occurrence has been investigated in several studies, results have been
inconclusive. We investigated ...
The risk of lung cancer related to dietary intake of flavonoids
(2012-10)
It has been hypothesized that flavonoids in foods and beverages may reduce cancer risk through
antioxidation, inhibition of inflammation, and other antimutagenic and antiproliferative
properties. We examined associations ...