Socioeconomic disadvantage and neural development from infancy through early childhood
Author(s) -
Galen ChinLun Hung,
Jill Hahn,
Bibi Alamiri,
Stephen L. Buka,
Jill M. Goldstein,
Nan M. Laird,
Charles A. Nelson,
Jordan W. Smoller,
Stephen E. Gilman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyv303
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , socioeconomic status , medicine , pediatrics , pregnancy , odds ratio , cohort , cohort study , disadvantage , population , environmental health , biology , political science , law , genetics
Early social experiences are believed to shape neurodevelopment, with potentially lifelong consequences. Yet minimal evidence exists regarding the role of the social environment on children's neural functioning, a core domain of neurodevelopment.
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