Socio-economic inequalities in child survival in India: A decomposition analysis

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Pradhan, Jalandhar ^a   Arokiasamy, Perianayagam ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Contributions; Decomposition; Health; I10; I12; Inequalities; Socio economic determinants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78249248646     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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