Open AccessSocially Isolated Children 20 Years Later
Author(s) -
Avshalom Caspi,
HonaLee Harrington,
Terrie E. Moffitt,
Barry Milne,
Richie Poulton
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.160.8.805
Subject(s) - medicine , glycated hemoglobin , overweight , longitudinal study , confidence interval , cohort study , social isolation , socioeconomic status , pediatrics , obesity , demography , population , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
To test the hypothesis that children who occupy peripheral or isolated roles in their peer groups (isolated children) are at risk of poor adult health.