How changes in coverage affect equity in maternal and child health interventions in 35 Countdown to 2015 countries: An analysis of national surveys

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9848, 2012, Pages 1149-1156

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Barros, Aluisio J D ^a   Axelson, Henrik ^b,c   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^d   Chopra, Mickey ^e   França, Giovanny V A ^a   Kerber, Kate ^f   Kirkwood, Betty R ^g   Newby, Holly ^e   Ronsmans, Carine ^g   Boerma, J Ties ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^f SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866743022     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61427-5     Document Type: Article

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