Changes in child mortality over time across the wealth gradient in less-developed countries

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e1551-e1559

  Bendavid, Eran ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Global health; Health disparities; Wealth inequalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY LIVING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LIVE BIRTH; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84913541031     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2320     Document Type: Article

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