This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …

impact of home births on the health of low-risk newborns using data from the Netherlands, the only developed country where … contributing to these health gains …

quality combined with data on the health outcomes of infants and children from the 1992-93, 1998-99, and 2005-06 Demographic … various measures of child health. The results indicate that children exposed to higher concentrations of agrichemicals during …This paper examines the impact of fertilizer agrichemicals in water on infant and child health using data on water …

century to examine effects of early life conditions on later life health. Our main identification is public health …

low birth weight and acute asthma attacks among children by 1.9 and 8.0 percent, respectively. These health impacts occur …Car exhaust is a major source of air pollution, but little is known about its impacts on population health. We exploit … - across the United States from 2008-2015 as a natural experiment to measure the health impact of car pollution. Using the …

While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in … two children with the same mother but where a parent of the mother died during one of the pregnancies – augmented with a …

We study the effects of the cancellation of a sizeable child benefit in Spain on birth timing and neonatal health. In … important in shaping economic decisions and outcomes. They also provide new, credible evidence highlighting the negative health …

scientific underpinnings of disease, the advent of Christianity has long-term health implications for India's children today …This paper studies child health in India focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between the three main …

premature, the medical literature suggests that they have an increased risk of serious adverse health outcomes compared to …