Geographic access to care is not a determinant of child mortality in a rural Kenyan setting with high health facility density
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Policy-makers evaluating country progress towards the Millennium Development Goals also examine trends in health inequities. Distance to health facilities is a known determinant of health care utilization and may drive inequalities i...
Main Authors: | Williams Thomas N, Noor Abdisalan M, Gatakaa Hellen, Moïsi Jennifer C, Bauni Evasius, Tsofa Benjamin, Levine Orin S, Scott J Anthony G |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/142 |
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