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Poverty and child health: an annotation
Author(s) -
SPENCER N J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1990.tb00372.x
Subject(s) - poverty , developing country , child poverty , kingdom , child health , sociology , political science , economic growth , psychology , medicine , pediatrics , law , economics , paleontology , biology
SUMMARY. There is a long established link between poverty and child health, both in the United Kingdom and in other countries. In this review of the literature, the author explores the nature of this link. The paper discusses the historical background and briefly reviews the evidence from the developing countries and the controversy surrounding the definition of poverty before examining the association between child health and poverty in the United Kingdom. The author concludes with some suggestions for future research and some thoughts on the implications for doctors working with children