Early physical health conditions and school readiness skills in a prospective birth cohort of U.S. children

Melissa A. Kull and Rebekah Levine Coley

Social Science & Medicine, 2015, vol. 142, issue C, 145-153

Abstract: Extant research identifies associations between early physical health disparities and impaired functioning in adulthood, but limited research examines the emergence of these associations in the early years of children's lives.

Keywords: Physical health; School readiness; Cognitive skills; Learning skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.030

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