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Premature mortality in single fathers

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Single parenthood has become increasingly prevalent in many countries, with a 19% increase in the number of single parent families in the UK between 1996 and 2016. Single mothers are still much more common than single fathers, but in some places there has been a significant increase in the numbers of single fathers. In the USA, for example, 8% of households with children were headed up by a single father in 2011 compared to only 1% in 1960.2 Taking on a role as single carer for children could...

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10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30028-8

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Population Health
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Nuffield Dept of Population Health
Sub department:
Cancer Epidemiology Unit
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Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Lancet Public Health Journal website
Volume:
3
Issue:
3
Pages:
e101-e102
Publication date:
2018-02-15
Acceptance date:
2018-02-05
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EISSN:
2468-2667
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Comment
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pubs:844215
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uuid:0713f0ab-e463-422c-9548-587188a6ad43
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844215
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2018-04-25

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