The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages 284-288.e1 , September 2007

Socioeconomic Position, Maternal IQ, Home Environment, and Cognitive Development

  • Shilu Tong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Shilu Tong, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia.
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  • Peter Baghurst, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Research Unit, Children, Youth, and Women’s Health Service, and Disciplines of Paediatrics and Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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  • Graham Vimpani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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  • Anthony McMichael, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Received 16 September 2006 ,Revised 16 January 2007 ,Accepted 15 March 2007.

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 Supported by a series of grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation; Dr Shilu Tong is supported by an NHMRC Research Fellowship.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00261-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.020

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages 284-288.e1 , September 2007

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