Poverty and health disparities for American Indian and Alaska native children: Current knowledge and future prospects

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1136, Issue , 2008, Pages 126-136

  Sarche, Michelle ^a   Spicer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Alaska Native; Children; Health disparities; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 45549093435     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1425.017     Document Type: Review

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