The health benefits of secondary education in adolescents and young adults: An international analysis in 186 low-, middle- and high-income countries from 1990 to 2013

Background: The health benefits of secondary education have been little studied. We undertook country-level longitudinal analyses of the impact of lengthening secondary education on health outcomes amongst 15-24 year olds. Methods: Exposures: average length of secondary and primary education from 19...

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Main Authors: Russell M. Viner, Dougal S. Hargreaves, Joseph Ward, Chris Bonell, Ali H. Mokdad, George Patton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316301690