Huge poor-rich inequalities in maternity care: An international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 745-754

  Houweling, Tanja A J ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^b   Campbell, Oona M R ^b   Kunst, Anton E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 36049044208     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.038588     Document Type: Article

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