Rationality of routine health examinations by physicians of 18-month- old children: Experiences based on data from a Swedish county

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 881-887

  Magnusson, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child health care; Health surveillance; Preschool; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030760819     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08615.x     Document Type: Article

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