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About children: [an authoritative resource on the state of childhood today]
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Date
c2005
Language
English
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From the Book
Childhood "affluenza" / John de Graaf
Advertising in schools / Alex Molnar
Interactive media and well-being / Sandra L. Calvert
Children and media / Thomas N. Robinson and James D. Sargent
Violence in the lives of children / Betsy McAlister Groves
Children in a post-9/11 world / Irwin Redlener
Children of incarcerated parents / Angie Vachio
Urban housing / Henry Cisneros
Homelessness and its consequences / Irwin Redlener
Tobacco and health / Michael Weitzman and Megan Kavanaugh
Substance abuse / Alan I. Leshner
Turbulence : the effects of change / Kristin Anderson Moore and Sharon Vandivere
Children of the fortress : America's most invisible culture / Mary Edwards Wertsch
The consequences of divorce / Judith Wallerstein
Grandparents raising grandchildren / Donna M. Butts and Jaia Peterson
Foster care / Moira Szilagyi
Children of immigrants / Steven A. Camarota
Experiences in the after-school hours / Deborah Belle and Brenda Phillips
Challenges of child care / Helen Blank
Gender roles / Ellen Galinsky
Poverty / Richard Wertheimer
Food insecurity / Patrick H. Casey
Child health : an evaluation of the last century / Bernard Guyer and Alyssa Wigton
Tooth decay : the best of times, the worst of times / Burton L. Edelstein
Overweight : an epidemic / William H. Dietz
Asthma / H. William Kelly
Special health care needs / Polly Arango
Impact of injuries / Frederick P. Rivera
Maltreatment / Robert W. Block and Robert M. Reece
Immunization delivery / Paul M. Darden
Health insurance / Peter G. Szilagyi
Mental health / Kelly Kelleher
Maternal depression / Ardis L. Olson
Youth suicide / Ann Doucette
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / Mark L. Wolraich
Religion among American teens : contours and consequences / John P. Bartkowski
Adolescent sexuality : beyond the numbers / Paula Duncan and Emily Kallock
Youth as a resource / Karen Hein and Shannon Flasch
Access to postsecondary education / Kati Haycock and Yun Yi
Children and the law / Shay Bilchik
Families : diversity and change / Daniel T. Lichter
Minority child population growth / Steven H. Murdock
Changes in the well-being of children / William P. O'Hare
Medical progress and inequalities in child health / Paul H. Wise
Genetics / Edward R.B. McCabe and Linda L. McCabe
Health services : past, present, and future / Judith S. Palfrey and Julius B. Richmond.
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9781581101423
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