most children. Hence, the last section of this chapter offers a brief review of what we know about the effects of …

We examine differences in the prescribing of psychiatric medications to low-income and higher-income children in the … striking finding is that conditional on diagnosis and medical history, low-income children are more likely to be prescribed … antipsychotics and benzodiazepines than higher-income children who see the same doctors. These are drugs with potentially dangerous …

In western countries, accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children, far surpassing diseases as a … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … winners and losers. In particular, while some children may benefit from safer environments, others that appear to be squeezed …

Distance to hospital may affect the utilization of primary preventative care if children rely on hospitals for such … utilization of preventative care among central-city black children. For these children, each additional mile from the hospital is …, suggesting that even black urban children with private health insurance may have difficulty obtaining access to preventative care …