Street children in Latin America

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7144, 1998, Pages 1596-1600

  Scanlon, Thomas J ^a   Tomkins, Andrew ^a,b   Lynch, Margaret A ^c   Scanlon, Francesca ^d  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of International Child Health ^*

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032560413     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1596     Document Type: Article

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