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Pediatría Atención Primaria
Print version ISSN 1139-7632
Abstract
ESPARZA OLCINA, Mª Jesús and FLORES VILLAR, Sergio. The greater the child poverty, the worse physical and mental health. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.87, pp.323-325. Epub Jan 24, 2022. ISSN 1139-7632.
Authors' conclusions:
the situation of chronic poverty in childhood affects 1 in 5 children in the United Kingdom. Exposure to poverty at an early age is related to a worse physical and mental health situation.
Reviewers' conclusions:
in a cohort of 10 652 children under the age of 14 recruited between 2000 and 2022 in the United Kingdom, called the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), those exposed to poverty showed a higher risk of mental health problems, obesity and chronic diseases.
Keywords : Child health parameters; Child mental health; Child poverty; Childhood obesity.