Socioeconomic predictors of health and development in middle childhood: Variations by socioeconomic status measure and race

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-81

  Nuru Jeter, Amani M ^a   Sarsour, Khaled ^b   Jutte, Douglas P ^a   Thomas Boyce, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

African American; Child development; Child health; Raceethnicity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950984276     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01460861003663953     Document Type: Article

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