Do multi-sectoral development programmes affect health? A Bolivian case study

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 400-408

  Gonzales, Fernando ^a   Dearden, Kirk ^c   Jimenez, Wilson ^b  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Edificio Loayza   (Bolivia)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; READING; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032758677     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/14.4.400     Document Type: Article

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