The relevance of U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child for child health: A matter of equity and social justice

Child Welfare

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 21-36

  Kasper, Jennifer ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79951471976     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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