Reproductive and child health inequities in Chandigarh Union Territory of India

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Gupta, Madhu ^a   Thakur, Jarnail S ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Child health; Inequity; Reproductive health; Slums; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 40549140818     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9250-y     Document Type: Article

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