Profiles of Risk: Maternal Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Child Health.
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SUBMITTER: Hardie JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3685849 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
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Profiles of Risk: Maternal Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Child Health.
Hardie Jessica Halliday JH Landale Nancy S NS
Journal of marriage and the family 20130601 3
Child health is fundamental to well-being and achievement throughout the life course. Prior research has demonstrated strong associations between familial socioeconomic resources and children's health outcomes, with especially poor health outcomes among disadvantaged youth who experience a concentration of risks, yet little is known about the influence of maternal health as a dimension of risk for children. This research used nationally representative U.S. data from the National Health Interview ...[more]
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