Child health implications of worldwide urbanization

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-63

  Gracey, Michael ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child health; Environment; Infections; Nutrition; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CROWDING; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFECTION; INTOXICATION; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; POLLUTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIET; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; SOCIOPATHY; URBAN POPULATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0141432230     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2003.18.1.51     Document Type: Review

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