A healthy nation: Strengthening child health research in the UK

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9860, 2013, Pages 73-87

  Modi, Neena ^a   Clark, Howard ^b   Wolfe, Ingrid ^c   Costello, Anthony ^d   Budge, Helen ^e  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871986848     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61818-2     Document Type: Review

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