Children's health in slum settings

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 799-805

  Unger, Alon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIPHTHERIA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INJURY; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; MENTAL DISEASE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERTUSSIS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SLUM AREA; VECTOR BORNE DISEASE; WATER BORNE DISEASE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH INEQUALITIES; INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS; SLUM; URBANISATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84884593341     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301621     Document Type: Article

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