Educational achievement and vocational career in twins - A Swedish national cohort study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 591-596

  Hjern, Anders ^a,b   Ekeus, Cecilia ^c   Rasmussen, Finn ^c   Lindblad, Frank ^d,e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education; Follow up; Perinatal; Twins

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; TWINS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860460080     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02636.x     Document Type: Article

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