Child Health: Birth Outcomes, Injury, Asthma, Mental Health

Janet Currie, Mark Stabile, Phongsack Manivong, and Leslie L. Roos

A set of common early childhood health problems - poor birth outcomes, asthma, accidental injuries and mental health issues - are found to have long-term impacts on children's academic attainment and economic well-being. View the executive summary, or view the full report.

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