Income inequality and social gradients in children’s height: a comparison of cohort studies from five high-income countries

Background Health and well-being are better, on average, in countries that are more equal, but less is known about how this benefit is distributed across society. Height is a widely used, objective indicator of child health and predictor of lifelong well-being. We compared the level and slope of soc...

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Main Authors: Vincent W V Jaddoe, Hein Raat, Johnny Ludvigsson, Philippa K Bird, Kate E Pickett, Hilary Graham, Tomas Faresjö, Louise Seguin, Anne I Wijtzes, Jennifer J McGrath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000568.full
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