Health of U.S. children in the late 1990s.
A summary is presented of the finding from the 1997 National Health Interview Survey on the health of children. Despite major improvements in general health levels, many millions of children continue to have significant unmet general health and oral health needs.
Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8706, USA.
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009909:Oral Health; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data