Barriers in accessing maternal healthcare: Evidence from low-and middle-income countries

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-48

  McNamee, Paul ^a   Ternent, Laura ^a   Hussein, Julia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b IMMPACT ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Care utilization; Developing country; Economic barrier; Low income country; Maternal health; Middle income country; Multivariate analysis; Service use

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PRENATAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349159433     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.9.1.41     Document Type: Review

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