An international data analysis on the level of maternal and child health in relation to socioeconomic factors

Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-16

  Herrera, Lourdes Rosario ^a   Kakehashi, Masayuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth and fertility rates; Immunization; International health; Maternal and infant mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0035293284     PISSN: 00182052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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