The effects of poverty, race, and family structure on US children's health: Data from the NHIS, 1978 through 1980 and 1989 through 1991

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1401-1405

  Montgomery, Laura E ^a   Kiely, John L ^a   Pappas, Gregory ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029907304     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1401     Document Type: Article

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