Child Poverty in the United States Today: Introduction and Executive Summary

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S1-S5

  Dreyer, Benard ^a   Chung, Paul J ^b,c   Szilagyi, Peter ^b   Wong, Shale ^d  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BASIC NEEDS; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COST OF LIVING; FAMILY HEALTH; FOOD INSECURITY; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962449808     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.02.010     Document Type: Note

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