Child health in Colombia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 900-903

  Arias Nieto, G ^a   Suescun Mutis, F ^a   Mercer, R ^b   Bonati, M ^c   Choonara, Imti ^d  

^a Clinica Infantil Colsubsidio   (Colombia)

^b Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales   (Argentina)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COLOMBIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIARRHEA; DROWNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANTICIDE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOMBIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED NATIONS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350438390     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.152538     Document Type: Review

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