Effects of a conditional cash transfer program on children's behavior problems

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Ozer, Emily J ^a   Fernald, Lia C H ^a   Manley, James G ^c   Gertler, Paul J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Children; Conditional cash transfer; Economic; Mexico

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; ANXIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEXICO; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ANXIETY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 65349084327     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2882     Document Type: Article

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