Impact of prenatal care on infant survival in Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-206

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a   Ruiz Beltran, Martin ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child survival; Infant mortality; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33847683813     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0147-2     Document Type: Article

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