Abstract
Children's health and its measurement have gained increasing attention in the face of advances in treating disease, and the growing recognition of long-term implications of child health for adult health and the nation's economy. Advances in measurement are aided by new conceptualizations, including a dynamic definition of child health and model of how it evolves. This paper discusses challenges in measurement of child health, the role of large-scale data sets, how to select a measure, 2 promising measurement frontiers, and the role of the Academic Pediatric Association in promoting a measured approach to child health.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-246 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Academic Pediatrics |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2011 |
Keywords
- child health
- cultural issues
- health
- health services research
- health status
- measure
- outcomes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health