Equity in reproductive and maternal health services in Bangladesh

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zere, Eyob ^a   Suehiro, Yuki ^b   Arifeen, Aminul ^b   Moonesinghe, Loshan ^b   Chanda, Sanchoy K ^b   Kirigia, Joses M ^c  

^a Health Authority Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL HEALTH; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT;

BANGLADESH;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84887331255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-90     Document Type: Article

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