Addressing disparities in children's health in China

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 346-352

  Chan, Emily Y Y ^a   Griffiths, Sian ^a   Gao, Yang ^a   Chan, Chok Wan ^a   Fok, Tai Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42249085968     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.130146     Document Type: Review

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