An impact evaluation of the Safe Motherhood Program in China

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 69-94

  Feng, Xing Lin ^a   Shi, Guang ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Xu, Ling ^a   Luo, Hao ^a   Shen, Juan ^a   Yin, Hui ^a   Guo, Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

fixed effect matching estimator; impact evaluation; maternal mortality; Millennium Development Goals; propensity score matching; Safe Motherhood Program

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOTHER; NEWBORN TETANUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REVIEW; SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAM; SCORING SYSTEM;

CHINA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78349296691     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1593     Document Type: Review

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