Maternal age and child development outcomes at age five in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children: a population data linkage study

ABSTRACT Objectives Almost one-fifth of Australian Aboriginal mothers give birth before 20 years of age compared with 3% of non-Aboriginal mothers. We aim to quantify the effect of maternal age at birth on child development outcomes in Aboriginal compared with non-Aboriginal children. Approach...

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Published in:	International Journal of Population Data Science
Main Authors:	Kathleen Falster, Mark Hanly, Emily Banks, John Lynch, Mikaela Jorgensen, Marni Brownell, Louisa Jorm
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Swansea University 2017-04-01
Online Access:	https://ijpds.org/article/view/109