Socio-economic determinants of healthcare costs in early life: a register-based study in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Marije van der Hulst (Author), Suzanne Polinder (Author), Rianne Kok (Author), Peter Prinzie (Author), Marijke W. de Groot (Author), Alex Burdorf (Author), Loes C. M. Bertens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Children with low socioeconomic status (SES) have an increased risk of a suboptimal start in life with ensuing higher healthcare costs. This study aims to investigate the effects of individual- (monthly household income) and contextual-level SES (household income and neighborhood...