13. Children in Australian society

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-160

  Zwi, Karen J ^a,b   Henry, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MORALITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

EID: 23144464713     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06967.x     Document Type: Article

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