Growing up in disadvantage: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 679-689

  Attree, Pamela ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Disadvantage; Qualitative; Resources; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 9444233907     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00480.x     Document Type: Review

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