Every child to thrive, belong and achieve? Time to reflect and act in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1352, 2012, Pages

  D'Souza, Amanda J ^a   Turner, Nikki ^b   Simmers, Don ^c   Craig, Elizabeth ^a   Dowell, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Newtown Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LEADERSHIP; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859142731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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