An appraisal of China's progress toward the Millennium Development Goals as they relate to children

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 156-164

  Strand, Mark A ^a   Fischer, Philip R ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Development; Global health; Millennium Development Goals; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUNGER; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84905086943     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000083     Document Type: Review

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