Social, economic, and political factors in progress towards improving child survival in developing nations

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 137-148

  Lykens, Kristine ^a   Singh, Karan P ^a   Ndukwe, Elewichi ^a   Bae, Sejong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Child mortality; Global health; Millennium Development Goals

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

AFRICA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIVIL RIGHTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77249121585     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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