The Maoist insurgency (1996-2006) and child health indicators in Nepal

International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Partap, Uttara ^a   Hill, David R ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Maoist insurgency; Millennium Development Goals; Neonatal tetanus; Nepal; Under 5 mortality

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFLICT; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; NEPAL; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; STUNTING; TETANUS; TREND STUDY; UNDERWEIGHT; VACCINATION; WAR;

EID: 84861671652     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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