Effect of a conditional cash transfer programme on childhood mortality: A nationwide analysis of Brazilian municipalities

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9886, 2013, Pages 57-64

  Rasella, Davide ^a   Aquino, Rosana ^a   Santos, Carlos A T ^a,b   Paes Sousa, Rômulo ^c   Barreto, Mauricio L ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d Instituto Nacional de Ciência   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMME; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SANITATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84879880251     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60715-1     Document Type: Article

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