Child care health consultation programs: Barriers and recommendations

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Farrer, Joanna ^a   Alkon, Abbey ^a   To, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care health consultation; Child health; Child health programs; Early care and education; Focus groups; Program management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF TRAINING; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 33847619247     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0148-1     Document Type: Article

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