European society for social pediatrics and child health (ESSOP)* position statement: Social inequalities in child health - Towards equity and social justice in child health outcomes

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 631-634

  Spencer, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EUROPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 49349105956     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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