Personal predictors of educational attainment after compulsory school: Influence of measures of vulnerability, health, and school performance

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-101

  Winding, Trine ^a   Labriola, Merete ^a   Biering, Karin ^a   Andersen, Johan ^a   Nohr, Ellen ^b  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

educational attainment; health; school performance; vulnerability; young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872894425     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812467713     Document Type: Article

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