Poverty and children : a public health concern / [edited by] Alexis Lieberman, Joav Merrick.

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POVERTY AND CHILDREN:A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN; CONTENTS; I. INTRODUCTION; POVERTY AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN; REFERENCES; II. DISPARITY; AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDRENAND YOUTH IN POVERTY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CHILD POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES; INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM; INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; CROSSOVER FROM DEPENDENCY TO DELINQUENCY SYSTEMS; HOMELESSNESS OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ASTHMA CARE AND OUTCOME; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CULTURE; LANGUAGE; ENVIRONMENT; ACCESS TO CARE.

ECONOMIC BURDENEDUCATION; GENETICS; LAW; PREJUDICE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS RELATEDTO PEDIATRIC OVERWEIGHT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DIET-RELATED DETERMINANTS; LIFESTYLE-RELATED DETERMINANTS; PARENTING-RELATED DETERMINANTS; OUR OBJECTIVES; OUR SEARCH; INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA; Diet; Lifestyle; Parenting; Data Extraction and Synthesis; WHAT DID WE FIND?; Diet-Related Determinants of Overweight; Lifestyle-Related Determinants of Overweight; Parenting-Related Determinants of Overweight; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; ANEMIA AMONG ADOLESCENT FEMALES.

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY; OUR EXPERIENCE; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; LOW LITERACY IN LOW-INCOME ADOLESCENTS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY; WHAT DID WE FIND?; Question Asking; Health, Risk-Taking and Adherence Outcomes; DISCUSSION; LIMITATIONS; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY; MEASURES; Parental Values; Personal Characteristics; OUR FINDINGS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; III. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS; WAR, POVERTY AND HOPELESSNESSIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY.

War and Postwar Characteristics of a Rural and UrbanWHAT DID WE FIND?; Exposure to Traumatic Events; Frequency of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms; Prevalence of PTSD; Severity and Prevalence of Depression; Frequency of Behavioral Characteristics and Academic Achievements; Cigarettes, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs; Hopelessness; Association of Trauma Experiences, PTSD, Depression and Socio-FinancialCharacteristics (Indicators Of Poverty); Linear Regression for PTSD, Depression, Hopelessness and Academic Accomplishments; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.

LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN INDIAABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY; Incidence of Poverty; Health Expenditure, Total Consumption Expenditure and Poverty; Wellbeing Index and Migration; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIESIN URBAN SOUTH AFRICA; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; OUR STUDY; OUR FINDINGS; Sex, Race and City Distributions; Mechanisms of Intentional and Unintentional Injuries; DISCUSSION; Homicides; Suicide; Transport; Non-Transport; Addressing Group and Regional Differences; Study Limitations; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.

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