Material hardship and the physical health of school-aged children in low-income households

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 829-836

  Yoo, Joan P ^a   Slack, Kristen S ^b   Holl, Jane L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 68949086569     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.119776     Document Type: Article

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