Boosting Low-Income Children's Opportunities to Succeed Through Direct Income Support

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S90-S97

  Sherman, Arloc ^a   Debot, Brandon ^a   Huang, Chye Ching ^a  

^a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities   (United States)

Author keywords

food stamps; mobility; poverty; safety net; tax credits

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FUNDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POVERTY; SAFETY; STRESS; THINKING; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CARE; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; INCOME; INCOME TAX; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84962467139     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.008     Document Type: Note

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