What interventions are effective on reducing inequalities in maternal and child health in low- and middle-income settings? A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yuan, Beibei ^a,b   Målqvist, Mats ^c   Trygg, Nadja ^a   Qian, Xu ^d   Ng, Nawi ^e   Thomsen, Sarah ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84902708867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-634     Document Type: Review

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