Economic consequences of maternal illness in rural Bangladesh

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 796-810

  Powell Jackson, Timothy ^a   Hoque, Mohammad Enamul ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Consumption insurance; Health shocks; Household consumption; Maternal health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861976279     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1749     Document Type: Article

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