Prophecies of childhood: How children's social environments and biological propensities affect the health of populations

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 164-175

  Bauer, Amy M ^a   Boyce, W Thomas ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Public health; Social environment; Stress response systems

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD LABOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; ILLITERACY; LABOR; LIFE ADVERSITY; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; MORBIDITY; ONTOGENY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIETY; STRESS; WAR;

EID: 6344240853     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1103_5     Document Type: Review

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