Early childhood economic disadvantage and the health of Hispanic children

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1523-1530

  Schmeer, Kammi K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Fragile families; Hispanic paradox; Immigrant health; Poverty; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864597501     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.031     Document Type: Article

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