title: Social capital: a key factor in child health inequalities.
abstract: The widening gap in health outcomes between rich and poor is particularly evident among children and social inequalities in health are therefore of great concern to readers of this journal. Reducing inequalities in health is an important component of UK health policy.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Community Paediatrics, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. a.j.r.waterston@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Waterston
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alperstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stewart Brown
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002669:Child Welfare; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom