From evidence to practice: Addressing health inequalities through Sure Start

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-45

  Halliday, Joyce ^a   Asthana, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early years; Health inequalities; Sure Start

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649101295     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426407779702139     Document Type: Article

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