Maternal leave policies and vaccination coverage: A global analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Daku, Mark ^a   Raub, Amy ^a   Heymann, Jody ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood vaccination; Global health; Maternity leave

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPENSATION; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARE REGRESSION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME; UNITED NATIONS; VACCINATION;

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MEASLES VACCINE; PARENTAL LEAVE; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84855940217     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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