Towards universal health coverage: The role of within-country wealth-related inequality in 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 881-890

  Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^b   Bergen, Nicole ^c   Barros, Aluisio J D ^b   Boerma, Ties ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEASLES; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEASLES VACCINATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 82555193792     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.087536     Document Type: Article

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