The impact of fathers' clubs on child health in rural Haiti

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-204

  Sloand, Elizabeth ^a   Astone, Nan Marie ^b   Gebrian, Bette ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Haitian Health Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FATHER; HAITI; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHERS; HAITI; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 75649139899     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.152439     Document Type: Article

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