Access to antenatal care and children's cognitive development: A comparative analysis in Ethiopia, Peru, Vietnam and India

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-467

  Di Cesare, Mariachiara ^a   Sabates, Ricardo ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Child nutrition; Cognitive development; Health inequalities; Multilevel model; Young Lives Longitudinal Study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERU; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIET NAM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERU; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; VIETNAM;

EID: 84878710985     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0418-1     Document Type: Article

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