Federal study links some mild retardation to poverty.
A study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University found that children born to black women living in poverty and to uneducated mothers of all races are more likely to be mildly retarded. The research also found evidence that mild retardation may be preventable and treatable. Federal study links some mild retardation to poverty. Variation in the influence of selected sociodemographic risk factors for mental retardation.