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Child Development: Early Events and Later Development and Learning

Synopsis
In a national sample of children born in 1946 and followed from birth to maturity comparisons have been made of the adolescent behaviour and reading ability of children admitted to hospital in the first five years of life and of children with no early admissions. Those with two or more admissions or who were admitted for more than a week in the first five years were more likely than those with no admissions to be rated troublesome at 13-15 years, to have been to court and to be poor readers; their brief pattern of employment was unstable also. The differences persist at a highly significant level after adjusting for family size, father’s occupation, persisting physical disability, later hospital admissions and a number of other factors associated with early hospitalisation.
Series
Scientific Basis of Medicine, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. b&w. 25 min.
Year of production
1973
Availability
Sale
Notes
archival interest
Uses
Postgraduate audiences in medical & biological sciences.
Subjects
Psychology
Keywords
adolescents; behavioural psychology; child development; children in hospital

Credits

Director
David Sharp
Producer
David Sharp
Writer
J W B Douglas
Cast
J W B Douglas 

Production Company

Name

University of London Audio-Visual Centre

Notes
Closed down.

Sponsor

Name

British Postgraduate Medical Federation

Phone
071-831 7599
Address
33 Millman Street
LONDON
WC1N 3EJ

Distributor

Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
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Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
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Notes
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