The serum copper/zinc ratio in childhood and educational attainment: A population-based study

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 696-703

  Böckerman, Petri ^a,b   Bryson, Alex ^b,c   Viinikainen, Jutta ^d   Viikari, Jorma ^e   Lehtimäki, Terho ^f   Vuori, Erkki ^g   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^g   Raitakari, Olli ^e,h   Pehkonen, Jaakko ^d  

^a LABOUR INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copper zinc ratio; Educational attainment; Grade point average score

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; BLOOD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; COPPER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ZINC;

EID: 85014556995     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv187     Document Type: Article

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