The census-based, impact-oriented approach: Its effectiveness in promoting child health in Bolivia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 140-151

  Perry, Henry ^a,f,g,h   Robison, Nathan ^b   Chavez, Dardo ^b,i   Taja, Orlando ^c,f,i   Hilari, Carolina ^b,j   Shanklin, David ^d,k   Wyon, John ^e,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b Consejo de Salud Rural Andino ^*  (Bolivia)

^c Asoc Programas Salud del Area Rural   (Bolivia)

^d Andean Rural Health Care   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Intl Ctr Diarrhoeal Dis Res B ^*  (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Public Health and Community Medicine   (Bolivia)

^j N Altiplano and Technical Advisor

^k Nutr Prog Eval Hlth Prom/D

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SALARY;

BOLIVIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031800627     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/13.2.140     Document Type: Article

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