Socioeconomic inequalities in neonatal mortality are falling: But why?

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e122-e123

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Barros, Aluisio J D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVE BIRTH; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFANT MORTALITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896854457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70024-5     Document Type: Note

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