Does prenatal healthcare improve child birthweight outcomes in Azerbaijan? Results of the national Demographic and Health Survey

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-65

  Habibov, Nazim N ^a   Fan, Lida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Azerbaijan; Birthweight; Health care systems; Health policy; Transition countries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZERBAIJAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AZERBAIJAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650678399     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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