Stress, Poor Diet, and Discrimination Collectively Place Children Growing Up

question 19

Multiple Choice

Stress, poor diet, and discrimination collectively place children growing up in ___________at greater risk for developing health problems.

• A) single parent households
• B) poverty
• C) rural areas
• D) boarding schools

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