Poverty: The Main Cause of Ill Health in Urban Children

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-59

  De La Barra, Ximena ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED NATIONS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031992884     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819802500105     Document Type: Article

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