School outcomes among children following death of parent

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What The Study Did: This analysis, which included nearly 1 million children born in Sweden, investigated whether death of a parent is associated with poorer school outcomes independent of factors unique to the family and if children of certain ages are particularly vulnerable.

Authors: Can Liu, M.D., Ph.D., of Stockholm University in Stockholm, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.3842)

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