The effects of women's education on maternal health: Evidence from Peru

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-9

  Weitzman, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Maternal health; Peru

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERU; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; CAUSALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

PERU;

CAUSALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERU; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85014989853     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.004     Document Type: Article

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