Pediatricians find link between cumulative hardships and health in low-income young children

Monday, April 12, 2010 - 08:21 in Health & Medicine

Pediatric researchers have found that the cumulative effects of crowded and unstable housing and uncertain supplies of food and heat act together to decrease the chances of normal growth and development and good physical health among infants and toddlers. The findings bring attention to remediable conditions that influence the health, development and growth of America's youngest children.

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