Health care for children of immigrant families

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Weitzman, M ^a   DuPlessis, H M ^a   Fisch, S I ^a   Holmberg R E , Jr ^a   Lavin, A ^a   McKay, C J ^a   Melinkovich, P ^a   Meuli, R L ^a   Piovanetti, Y L ^a   Varrasso, D A ^a   Bithoney, W ^a   Dyson, A E ^a   Grossman, L K ^a   Jones, C ^a   McLaurin, J A ^a   Poland III, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOOTH DISEASE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030808261     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.1.153     Document Type: Review

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