Wise P H, Meyers A
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1988 Dec;35(6):1169-86. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36577-4.
Poverty is now more heavily concentrated in children than at any other time in U.S. history. Poverty's influence on child health is pervasive and creates a variety of clinical challenges. This discussion reviews the clinical expression of poverty in childhood and assesses our clinical and political capacity to reduce its tragic impact.