Physical and mental health, cognitive development, and health care use by housing status of low-income young children in 20 American cities: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Park, Jung Min ^a   Fertig, Angela R ^b   Allison, Paul D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 81555207214     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300098     Document Type: Article

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