Children’s health: Health in Sweden: The National Public Health Report 2012. Chapter 2

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-41

  Hjern, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84873497490     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812459458     Document Type: Article

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