Urban inequities; Urban rights: A conceptual analysis and review of impacts on children, and policies to address them

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 464-485

  Stephens, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Child rights; Inequities; Urban health; Urban inequality; Urban policy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84863784170     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9655-5     Document Type: Article

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