Child survival revolutions revisited – lessons learned from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Rwanda and Vietnam

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 871-877

  Persson, Lars Åke ^a,b   Rahman, Anisur ^c   Peña, Rodolfo ^a,d   Perez, Wilton ^a   Musafili, Aimable ^a,e   Hoa, Dinh Phuong ^f  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^d Pan American Health Organization   (El Salvador)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^f HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Migration; Natural catastrophes; Sustainable Development Goals; War

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DISASTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORTALITY RATE; NICARAGUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RWANDA; SURVIVAL; VIET NAM; WAR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS; WARFARE;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; WARFARE;

EID: 85018596492     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.13830     Document Type: Review

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