The inverse equity hypothesis: Analyses of institutional deliveries in 286 national surveys

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 464-471

  Victora, Cesar Gomes ^a   Joseph, Gary ^a   Silva, Inacio C M ^a   Maia, Fatima S ^b   Vaughan, J Patrick ^c   Barros, Fernando C ^d   Barros, Aluisio J D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

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

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85043284343     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304277     Document Type: Review

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