Health disparities beginning in childhood: A life-course perspective

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Braveman, Paula ^a   Barclay, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Child; Chronic disease; Educational level; Europe epidemiology; Health status; Health status disparities; Longitudinal studies; Morbidity; Mortality; Social class; Socioeconomic factors; United States epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849120775     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1100D     Document Type: Review

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