The role of political and welfare state characteristics in infant mortality: A comparative study in wealthy countries since the late 19th century

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1187-1195

  Regidor, Enrique ^a,b   Pascual, Cruz ^a   Martínez, David ^a   Calle, María E ^a   Ortega, Paloma ^a   Astasio, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Politics; Wealthy countries; Welfare state regimes

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATION STATE; POLITICAL POWER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WELFARE;

CANADA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 80755187808     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr092     Document Type: Article

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