Finnish children sent to Sweden to avoid war suffered more than those who stayed

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 10:01 in Health & Medicine

Finnish war children, that is, Finnish children who were evacuated to safety in Sweden during the second world war, faced greater hardships than children who remained in Finland, a new study suggests. In particular, there are marked differences in the risk for heart diseases and diabetes as well as in the prevalence of mental health problems.

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