title: Double jeopardy: the impact of poverty on early child development.
abstract: This article reviews the extent to which a child is placed at risk because of poverty. It looks especially at behavioral and developmental outcomes that are affected by poverty and suggests interventions to overcome any adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007360:Intelligence; D010553:Personality Development; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment