The impact of health-promoting behaviors on low-income children's health: A risk and resilience perspective

Health and Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-143

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

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child health promoting behaviors; Low income children; Physical health; Risk and resilience framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POVERTY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954061603     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/35.2.133     Document Type: Review

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