An unhealthy neglect? Examining the relationship between child health and gender in research and policy

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 450-466

  Green, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Illness; Policy; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GENDER; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33645550469     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306062595     Document Type: Article

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