A decade of inequality in maternity care: Antenatal care, professional attendance at delivery, and caesarean section in Bangladesh (1991-2004)

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Collin, Simon M ^a   Anwar, Iqbal ^b,c   Ronsmans, Carine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^c London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 35248876156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-6-9     Document Type: Article

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