Continuous admission to primary school and mental health problems

• Main Authors: Verhulst Frank C (Author), Brugman Emily (Author), Wiefferink Carin H (Author), Reijneveld Sijmen A (Author), Verloove-Vanhorick S (Author), Paulussen Theo GW (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Younger children in a school class have higher rates of mental health problems if admission to primary school occurs once a year. This study examines whether this relative age effect also occurs if children are admitted to school con...