Injury risk among children of low-income U.S.-born and immigrant mothers

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-507

  Schwebel, David C ^a   Brezausek, Carl M ^a   Ramey, Craig T ^b   Ramey, Sharon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Immigrants; Injuries; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POVERTY; RISK; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 24644464666     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.5.501     Document Type: Article

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