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Child Poverty MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Child Poverty
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.735.634.500
Unique ID
D000091486
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091486
Annotation
for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Scope Note
A situation of children (ages 0-17 inclusive) living in households with income below the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Threshold, often leading to a lack of food, sanitation, shelter, health care and education needed to survive and thrive.
Entry Term(s)
Childhood Poverty
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Established
2022/01/01
Date of Entry
2021/07/09
Revision Date
2022/07/13
Child Poverty Preferred
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