The relationship between maternal work and other socioeconomic factors and child health in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 299-302

  Hussain, T M ^a   Smith, J F ^b  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Maternal work status; Women's education

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033397949     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900592     Document Type: Article

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