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The effect of maternal age at first birth on vocabulary and social and emotional outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Description
This research examines whether the age of the mother at the time of the birth of the oldest child is associated with vocabulary and social and emotional outcomes for Indigenous children.
Regions in scope
National
Funding entity
Australian Government Department of Social Services
Research/evaluation entity
Australian Government Department of Social Services
