Neighbourhood deprivation, school disorder and academic achievement in primary schools in deprived communities in England

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-136

  Barnes, Jacqueline ^a   Belsky, Jay ^a   Broomfield, Kate A ^a   Melhuish, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645536757     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025406063585     Document Type: Article

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