Sociocultural, environmental and health challenges facing women and children living near the borders between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan (AIP Region)

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Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Poureslami, Iraj M ^a,b   MacLean, David R ^c   Spiegel, Jerry ^b   Yassi, Annalee ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRAN; LINGUISTICS; PAKISTAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER SUPPLY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 16444363179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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