Chronic physical health conditions and disability among Canadian school-aged children: A national profile

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-45

  McDougall, Janette ^a   King, Gillian ^a   De Wit, David J ^b   Miller, Linda T ^c   Hong, Sungjin ^d   Offord, David R ^d   Laporta, John ^a   Meyer, Katherine ^a  

^a THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster Innovation Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEARNING DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 0742289102     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280410001645076     Document Type: Article

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