Sociodemographic characteristics of street children in Alexandria

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-73

  Salem, E M ^a   El Latif, F Abd ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALNUTRITION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 4444301271     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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