CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND RISK FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER DURING CHILDHOOD: A NATIONWIDE POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY

Change in household income and risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during childhood: A nationwide population-based cohort study

Background: Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is reported to be more prevalent among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups in various countries.The effect of poverty on child development appears to depend on how long poverty lasts.The timing of poverty also seems to be important for childhood outcomes.Lifetime socioeconomic

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A case study evaluation of implementation of a care pathway to support normal birth in one English birth centre: anticipated benefits and unintended consequences

Abstract Background The policy drive for the UK National Health Service (NHS) has focused on the need for high quality services informed by evidence of best practice.The introduction of care pathways and protocols to standardise care and support implementation of evidence into practice has taken place across the NHS with limited evaluation of their

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