Understanding the determinants of the complex interplay between cost-effectiveness and equitable impact in maternal and child mortality reduction

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chopra, Mickey ^a,b   Campbell, Harry ^b   Rudan, Igor ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; SCALE UP;

EID: 84878173962     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.01.010406     Document Type: Article

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