Maternal mortality, women's status, and economic dependency in less developed countries: A cross-national analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-214

  Shen, Ce ^a   Williamson, John B ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national; Economic dependency; Maternal mortality; Women's status

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER ROLE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0033000380     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00112-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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