Systematic review of parenting interventions in European countries aiming to reduce social inequalities in children's health and development

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Morrison, Joana ^a   Pikhart, Hynek ^a   Ruiz, Milagros ^a   Goldblatt, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child developmen; Early intervention; Health; Inequalities; Parenting; Review

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PARENTING;

EID: 84938528997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1040     Document Type: Review

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