Health disparities across the lifespan: Where are the children?

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2491-2492

  Cheng, Tina L ^a   Jenkins, Renee R ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DC Baltimore Research Center on Child Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649232028     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.848     Document Type: Note

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