The lifelong socioeconomic disadvantage of single-mother background - the Helsinki Birth Cohort study 1934–1944

The lifelong socioeconomic disadvantage of single-mother background - the Helsinki Birth Cohort study 1934–1944

Abstract Background Growing up with one parent is associated with economic hardship and health disadvantages, but there is limited evidence of its lifetime consequences. We examined whether being born to an unmarried mother is associated with socioeconomic position and marital history over the lifes...

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Main Authors: H. Maiju Mikkonen, Minna K. Salonen, Antti Häkkinen, Maarit Olkkola, Anu-Katriina Pesonen, Katri Räikkönen, Clive Osmond, Johan G. Eriksson, Eero Kajantie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Lifecourse
Marital status
Out of wedlock birth
Single parent
Single mother
Socioeconomic position
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3485-z

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