The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 2 , Pages 284-289.e1, February 2009

The Impact of Episodic and Chronic Poverty on Child Cognitive Development

  • Jake M. Najman, PhD, FASSA

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jake M. Najman, PhD, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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  • Mohammad R. Hayatbakhsh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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  • Michelle A. Heron, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
    • Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • William Bor, PhD
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  • Michael J. O'Callaghan, MBBS, MSc, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Mater Misericordiae Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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  • Gail M. Williams, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Received 23 January 2008; received in revised form 23 June 2008; accepted 4 August 2008. published online 28 November 2008.

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 The core study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, but the views in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect in any way the views of any funding body. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00892-5

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.08.052

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 2 , Pages 284-289.e1, February 2009