Short birth intervals and the risk of school unreadiness among a Medicaid population in South Carolina

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-430

  Hayes, Holly ^a,c   Luchok, K ^b   Martin, A B ^b   McKeown, R E ^b   Evans, A ^b  

^a South Carolina Chapter   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MSPH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth interval; Cognitive development; School readiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH INTERVALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 33744924470     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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