Examining how contexts shape young children's perspectives of health

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Irwin, Lori G ^a   Johnson, J L ^a   Henderson, A ^a   Dahinten, V S ^a   Hertzman, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's views; Health beliefs; Psychosocial factors; Qualitative; Social disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD SAFETY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34250336897     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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