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Older fathers no detriment to their children's grades, study suggests
- Date:
- September 26, 2011
- Source:
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Children of older fathers do not perform any worse in school than those with fathers in their 30s, as researchers had once feared, a new study has found.
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Children of older fathers do not perform any worse in school than those with fathers in their 30s, as researchers had once feared, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the online science journal PLoS ONE.
Journal Reference:
- Anna C. Svensson, Kathryn Abel, Christina Dalman, Cecilia Magnusson. Implications of Advancing Paternal Age: Does It Affect Offspring School Performance? PLoS ONE, 2011; 6 (9): e24771 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024771
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