Low income/socio-economic status in early childhood and physical health in later childhood/adolescence: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 424-431

  Spencer, Nick ^a,b   Thanh, Tu Mai ^b,c   Louise, Séguin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b International Network of Research on Inequalities in Child Health (INRICH)   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Child health; Child poverty; Life course analysis; Longitudinal studies; Low income; Low SES; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84880737288     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1010-2     Document Type: Article

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