The pervasive and persistent influence of caste on child mortality in India

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-495

  Dommaraju, Premchand ^a   Agadjanian, Victor ^a   Yabiku, Scott ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Community; Health care utilization; India; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; CHILD MORTALITY; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MODELING; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 46749087920     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-008-9070-0     Document Type: Article

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