Alperstein G, Arnstein E
Bureau for Families with Special Needs, New York City, Department of Health, New York.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1988 Dec;35(6):1413-25. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36592-0.
The health status of homeless children has become of major concern as the numbers of homeless families and children has dramatically increased in the United States over the past decade. There is some evidence to suggest that the health problems of homeless children are of greater frequency and of greater severity than those of poor children with homes. It is imperative that pediatricians begin to play a major role in handling this problem before the health status of this disenfranchized group of children is jeopardized even further.
在过去十年中，美国无家可归家庭和儿童的数量急剧增加，无家可归儿童的健康状况已成为主要关注点。有证据表明，无家可归儿童的健康问题比有家庭的贫困儿童更为频繁和严重。在这一被剥夺权利的儿童群体的健康状况进一步受到威胁之前，儿科医生必须在处理这一问题上发挥主要作用。
