Why are infant and child mortality rates lower in the MCH-FP area of Matlab, Bangladesh?

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-292

  Hale, Lauren ^a   DaVanzo, Julie ^b   Razzaque, Abdur ^c   Rahman, Mizanur ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^d PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BANGLADESH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MATLAB; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845501184     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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