Children and the inverse care law

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7144, 1998, Pages 1588-1591

  Webb, Elspeth ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL CLASS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032560405     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1588     Document Type: Short Survey

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