Gender equity and universal health coverage in India

The Lancet

Volumn 377, Issue 9766, 2011, Pages 618-619

  Raj, Anita ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79951814254     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62112-5     Document Type: Note

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