The role of the paediatrician in reducing the effects of social disadvantage on children

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-67

  Spencer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PEDIATRICIAN; POLICY; POLITICS; POVERTY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032908650     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5839(99)90027-1     Document Type: Article

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