Evaluation of socio-economic inequalities in the use of maternal health services in rural western China

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1251-1257

  Li, C ^a   Zeng, L ^a   Dibley, M J ^b   Wang, D ^c   Pei, L ^a   Yan, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration index; Maternal health use; Rural western China; Socio economic inequalities in the use of maternal health services

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MATERNAL HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941879569     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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