The impact of poor health on academic performance: New evidence using genetic markers

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 578-597

  Ding, Weili ^a   Lehrer, Steven F ^a,b   Rosenquist, J Niels ^c   Audrain McGovern, Janet ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Comorbid conditions; Genetic markers; Instrumental variables; Mental health

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2B6; DNA; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN; SLC6A3 PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; EDUCATION; GENDER; GENETIC MARKER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OBESITY; RECEPTOR GENE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; VIRGINIA;

EID: 67349163861     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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