Intra-urban differentials in the utilization of reproductive healthcare in India, 1992-2006

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-328

  Kumar, Abhishek ^a   Mohanty, Sanjay K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Asia; Concentration index; India; Medical assistance at delivery; Poverty; Urban poor; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CITIES; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79959925774     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9532-7     Document Type: Article

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