Trends in sociodemographic and health-related indicators in bangladesh, 1993-2007: Will inequities persist?;Évolutions des indicateurs sociodémographiques et sanitaires au bangladesh, 1993-2007: Les inégalités persisteront-elles?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 583-593

  Khan, Md Mobarak Hossain ^a   Krämer, Alexander ^a   Khandoker, Aklimunnessa ^a   Prüfer Krämer, Luise ^b   Islam, Anwar ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Travel Clinic   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS RESTRICTION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TREND ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; PRENATAL CARE; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; URBANIZATION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

BANGLADESH;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79960993927     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.087429     Document Type: Article

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