Social capital: A key factor in child health inequalities

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 456-459

  Waterston, T ^a   Alperstein, G ^b   Brown, S Stewart ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2342653604     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.024422     Document Type: Review

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