War and children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-77

  Plunkett, Michael C B ^a   Southall, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLDIER; UNITED NATIONS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 0031976576     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.1.72     Document Type: Review

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