From child health surveillance to child health promotion, and onwards: A tale of babies and bathwater

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-77

  Bellman, Martin ^a   Vijeratnam, Selvarajan ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABY; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; COMPETENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84455174560     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.186668     Document Type: Review

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