Inequality of child mortality among ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-41

  Brockerhoff, M ^a   Hewett, P ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa south of the Sahara; Health services accessibility; Infant mortality; Multivariate analysis; Social justice; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ETHNICITY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MORTALITY;

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; JUSTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD MORTALITY; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; INEQUALITIES; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDIES; SURVEYS; TECHNICAL REPORT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033962417     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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