Coverage gap in maternal and child health services in India: Assessing trends and regional deprivation during 1992-2006

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 598-606

  Kumar, Chandan ^a   Singh, Prashant Kumar ^b   Rai, Rajesh Kumar ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Coverage gap; India; Maternal and child health care; NFHS; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COVERAGE GAP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSURANCE; MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE; NFHS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

COVERAGE GAP; INDIA; MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE; NFHS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84883358434     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds108     Document Type: Article

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