Pediatrics, War, and Children

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 20-35

  Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a   Yousafzai, Aisha K ^a   Zipursky, Alvin ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CONFLICT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION RISK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UGANDA; WAR;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED NATIONS; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75749112567     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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