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Peer reviewedSiegal, Michael – Child Development, 1988
Findings of three experiments indicated that preschool children have a more substantial knowledge of contagion and contamination than has been estimated previously. Results are discussed in terms of children's ability to understand causal relations. (RH)
Descriptors: Accidents, Age Differences, Communicable Diseases, Comprehension
Peer reviewedPollitt, Ernesto – Child Development, 1994
Maintains that research from developing countries may help in understanding effects of poverty on child development in the United States, citing three cases: (1) the link between anemia and decreased levels of mental and motor development; (2) the positive effects of supplemental nutrition programs on child development; and (3) effects of poor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anemia, At Risk Persons, Child Health
