Developmental milestones among aboriginal children in Canada

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 241-246

  Findlay, Leanne ^a   Kohen, Dafna ^a   Miller, Anton ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development; Indigenous population; Infant child; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF HELP; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 84900448729     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/19.5.241     Document Type: Article

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