The rights of the child -a challenge for health professionals

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 605-609

  Reynolds, Louis ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; UNITED NATIONS;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFANT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0033146299     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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