Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi: Analysis of trends

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Zere, Eyob ^a   Moeti, Matshidiso ^a   Kirigia, Joses ^a   Mwase, Takondwa ^b   Kataika, Edward ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Regional Office for Africa ^*  (Malawi)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MALAWI; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34249785112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-78     Document Type: Article

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