Maternal behavior and experience, care access, and agency as determinants of child diarrhea in Bolivia

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 429-439

  Caruso, Bethany ^a   Stephenson, Rob ^a   Leon, Juan S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Diarrhea; Logistic models; Maternal behavior

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC ACCESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 79551694953     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010001200004     Document Type: Article

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