How access to health care relates to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 508-519

  Rutherford, Merrin E ^a   Mulholland, Kim ^b   Hill, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Child mortality; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY;

AFRICA; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77950651504     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02497.x     Document Type: Review

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