Does prenatal care increase access to child immunization? Gender bias among children in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-117

  Choi, Jin Young ^a   Lee, Sang Hyop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender discrimination; Immunization; India; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFORMATION; LEARNING; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646359178     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.063     Document Type: Article

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