Kids in the cold: Outcomes for New Zealand households with children using prepayment metering for electricity

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1371, 2013, Pages

  O'Sullivan, Kimberley C ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa L ^a   Stanley, James ^a   Hales, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEW ZEALAND; WINTER;

EID: 84875201352     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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