Using a population-based health information system to study child health

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages

  Brownell, Marni ^a   Mayer, Teresa ^b   Martens, Patricia J ^a   Kozyrskyj, Anita ^a   Fergusson, Patricia ^c   Bodnarchuk, Jennifer ^a   Derksen, Shelley ^a   Friesen, David ^a   Walld, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POPULATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036876641     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403612     Document Type: Article

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