title: And you thought the nation's economy was doing well--children remain in poverty: Part II.
abstract: In an extended period of favorable economic indicators, improvements in child, poverty have slowed. In the late 1990s, almost one in five children continues to live in poverty at progressively lower financial levels. In addition, despite government safety net programs, significant number of children lack adequate health insurance and needed dental care.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002669:Child Welfare; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008484:Medicaid; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States