Inequities in coverage of preventive child health interventions: The Rural Drinking Water Supply Program and the Universal Immunization Program in Rajasthan, India

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-244

  Mohan, Pavitra ^a,b  

^a Action Research and Training for Health (ARTH)   (India)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFANT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 13144294988     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.036848     Document Type: Article

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