Socioeconomic inequality in neonatal mortality in countries of low and middle income: A multicountry analysis

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e165-e173

  McKinnon, Britt ^a   Harper, Sam ^a   Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Bergevin, Yves ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896860385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70008-7     Document Type: Article

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