Socioeconomic inequality in child injury in Bangladesh Implication for developing countries

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Giashuddin, Sheikh M ^a,b   Rahman, Aminur ^b   Rahman, Fazlur ^b   Mashreky, Saidur Rahman ^b   Chowdhury, Salim Mahmud ^b   Linnan, Michael ^c   Shafinaz, Shumona ^d  

^a JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c Alliance for Safe Children   (Thailand)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 65149092060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-7     Document Type: Article

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