Disparities in child health in the Arab region during the 1990s

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Khawaja, Marwan ^a   Dawns, Jesse ^a   Meyerson Knox, Sonya ^a   Yamout, Rouham ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION;

EID: 57749189787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-24     Document Type: Article

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