Concentrated affluence, concentrated disadvantage, and children's readiness for school: A population-based, multi-level investigation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 420-432

  Carpiano, Richard M ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia, Canada; Concentrated affluence and disadvantage; Early child development; Early Development Instrument (EDI); Index of Concentration at the Extremes; Neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SOCIETY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; POPULATION GROUP; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION GROUPS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 67650763123     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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