Early-life conditions and mechanisms of population health vulnerabilities

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1238-1248

  Furumoto Dawson, Alice ^a   Gehlert, Sarah ^b,c   Sohmer, Dana ^c   Olopade, Olufunmilayo ^a   Sacks, Tina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSECRETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 35148874140     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.5.1238     Document Type: Review

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