Parental bargaining, health inputs and child mortality in India

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-291

  Maitra, Pushkar ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bargaining; C35; C41; Child mortality; D13; Hospital delivery; I12; India; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL CARE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEGOTIATING; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1542408739     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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