Effects of poverty on child health and paediatric practice in Nigeria: An overview

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 142-156

  Ahmed, H ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; LEAD POISONING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIGERIA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 43549109471     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55705     Document Type: Review

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