How to perform a 'Healthy Kids Check'

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 761-765

  Alexander, Karyn ^a   Mazza, Danielle ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guidelines as a topic; Health promotion; Paediatrics; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS;

EID: 78650251840     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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