Abstract
Two major points derive from this paper. First, the search for mechanisms of action of poverty is likely to be facilitated by a focus on the poor and lower classes and on poor white children as well as on poor minority children. Second, new ways to characterize illness and health are needed to clarify the nature and extent of the impact of poverty on children and to assess the effectiveness of strategies to reduce the disadvantage that derives from it.
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