Reconsidering risk: Adapting public policies to intergenerational determinants and biosocial interactions in health-related needs

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1073-1107

  Strully, Kate W ^a   Conley, Dalton ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NYU's Ctr for Adv Social Sci Res

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; LEARNING DISORDER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAID; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 12144274473     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-29-6-1073     Document Type: Review

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