Early childhood origins of the income/health gradient: The role of maternal health behaviors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1202-1213

  Dowd, Jennifer Beam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Health behaviors; Income; Maternal behaviors; Self rated health; Socioeconomic status; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DRINKING; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VITAMIN; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547845257     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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