Political contexts and maternal health policy: Insights from a comparison of south Indian states

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-53

  Smith, Stephanie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; India; Karnataka; Maternal health; Policy process; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

INDIA; KARNATAKA; TAMIL NADU;

HEALTH POLICY; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MATERNAL HEALTH; POLICY PROCESS; TAMIL NADU;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84892541069     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.029     Document Type: Article

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