Is region of country a useful variable for child health studies?

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1542-1545

  Guagliardo, Mark F ^a,c   Ronzio, Cynthia R ^b,c  

^a Department of Prevention and Community Health ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644667361     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1568     Document Type: Note

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