Prevalence and impact of chronic childhood conditions in Auckland, New Zealand

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 484-490

  Vogel, A M ^a   Lennon, D ^a,b   Ameratunga, S N ^a   Holyoake, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*

Author keywords

childhood; chronic disease; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030452442     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00959.x     Document Type: Article

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