The social ecology of child health and well-being

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue , 2001, Pages 143-166

  Earls, Felton ^a   Carlson, Mary ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child rights; Community; Health promotion; Neighborhood; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY; ECOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035005716     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.22.1.143     Document Type: Review

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