Introduction: Child health disparities and health literacy

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Cheng, Tina L ^a   Dreyer, Benard P ^b   Jenkins, Renêe R ^c  

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

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849115030     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1100C     Document Type: Short Survey

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