Street children in Pakistan: A situational analysis of social conditions and nutritional status

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1707-1717

  Ali, Moazzam ^a   Shahab, Saqib ^b   Ushijima, Hiroshi ^a   De Muynck, Aime ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SERVICES ACADEMY   (Pakistan)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abuse; Nutritional status; Pakistan; Poverty; Street children

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL STATUS; STREET CHILDREN;

ABUSE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; PAKISTAN; PARENT; POLICE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WASTING SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISLAMABAD [ISLAMABAD (FCT)]; ISLAMABAD [PAKISTAN]; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; RAWALPINDI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3342880304     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.031     Document Type: Article

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