Neonatal health in Nepal: Analysis of absolute and relative inequalities and impact of current efforts to reduce neonatal mortality

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Paudel, Deepak ^a,b   Shrestha, Ishwar B ^c   Siebeck, Matthias ^a   Rehfuess, Eva A ^d  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developing country; Neonatal mortality; Policy analysis; Rate difference; Rate ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890976885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1239     Document Type: Article

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