Physical illness in looked-after children: A cross-sectional study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 103-107

  Martin, Alice ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^b   Goodman, Robert ^c   Meltzer, Howard ^d   Logan, Stuart ^b  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTHORITY; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECZEMA; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; LOOKED AFTER CHILD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOID OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMM CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PAEDIATRICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84892801778     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303993     Document Type: Article

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