Impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis on child health: A systematic review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6528-6546

  Rajmil, Luis ^a,b,c   de Sanmamed, María José Fernandez ^d   Choonara, Imti ^e   Faresjö, Tomas ^f   Hjern, Anders ^g   Kozyrskyj, Anita ^h   Lucas, Patricia J ⁱ   Raat, Hein ^j   Séguin, Louise ^k   Spencer, Nick ^l   Taylor Robinson, David ^m  

^a Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya AQuAS   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d General Practitioner   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^j ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Child health; Economic and financial crisis; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH IMPACT; INFANT MORTALITY; NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; BULLYING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONDUCT DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC CRISIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUSTRATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMOPHILIA A; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; STILLBIRTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNDERWEIGHT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS;

GREECE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84903185714     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110606528     Document Type: Review

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