Gender equality in India for children with congenital heart disease: Looking for answers

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 1897-1898

  Singh, Daljit ^a   Wander, Gurpreet Singh ^a   Singh, R J ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CULTURAL VALUE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; GENDER BIAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXISM; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL CLASS;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 80655147032     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300706     Document Type: Editorial

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