Urbanisation and child health in resource poor settings with special reference to under-five mortality in Africa

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 464-468

  Garenne, Michel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PEDIATRICIAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN HYGIENE; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE; WAR; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PEDIATRICS; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77953700472     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.172585     Document Type: Review

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