Bangladesh's health revolution

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9910, 2013, Pages 2048-2049

  Abed, Fazle Hasan ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NOTE; NUTRITION; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84890769633     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62112-1     Document Type: Note

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