Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 169-179 , March 2002

Demographic and Social Trends Affecting the Health of Children in the United States

  • Jeffrey S. Passel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Urban Institute, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey S. Passel, PhD, Urban Institute, 2100 M St, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Received 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 4 December 2001.

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 This paper is a revised version of a paper presented at The Face of a Child, The Surgeon General's Workshop on Children and Oral Health, held in Washington, DC, March 19–21, 2000. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of organizations providing support to the Urban Institute, the Urban Institute, or its trustees.

PII: S1530-1567(05)60101-3

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0169:DASTAT>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 169-179 , March 2002

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