Deteriorating situation for street children in Pakistan: A consequence of war

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 655-657

  Khan, Salmaan ^a   Hesketh, Therese ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WAR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFUGEE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; REFUGEES; WAR;

EID: 77955232956     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.178046     Document Type: Review

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