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Katharine H. McVeigh
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Characteristics of Mothers and Infants Living in Homeless Shelters and Public Housing in New York City
Introduction Homelessness can result in poor health. The number of families with children living in NYC homeless shelters increased 55% from 2008 to 2014. Half of children living in shelter in 2014 were younger t...
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Open AccessEarly-life exposure to air pollution and greater use of academic support services in childhood: a population-based cohort study of urban children
There is a growing literature showing associations between prenatal and early-life exposure to air pollution and children’s neurodevelopment. However, it is unclear if decrements in neurodevelopment observed i...
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Parental Age and Autism Spectrum Disorders Among New York City Children 0–36 Months of Age
We examined trends in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and the association of ASD with parental age among young New York City (NYC) children. Children born in NYC to resident mothers from 1994–2001 were identif...
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Rates of Early Intervention Referral and Significant Developmental Delay, by Birthweight and Gestational Age
Though correlated, birthweight (BW) and gestational age (GA) have independent effects on cognitive and neurological outcomes. Jurisdictions vary in their inclusion of these two characteristics in their list of...
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The Epidemiology of Nonspecific Psychological Distress in New York City, 2002 and 2003
The 30-day prevalence of nonspecific psychological distress (NPD) is 3%, nationwide. Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of NPD in urban areas. This study documents the prevalence of NPD among ...
