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Poverty and public health

Posted August 30th, 2006 by Tara Murray in Health, Poverty and Income Inequality, US Demography

An article that will appear in the October 2006 issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine explains the links between poverty and public health. The authors found that severe poverty has been on the rise since 2000, and children have been particularly affected. (press release on Newswise)

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