Socioeconomic disparities in maternity care among Indian adolescents, 1990-2006.

Socioeconomic disparities in maternity care among Indian adolescents, 1990-2006.

BACKGROUND: India, with a population of more than 1.21 billion, has the highest maternal mortality in the world (estimated to be 56000 in 2010); and adolescent (aged 15-19) mortality shares 9% of total maternal deaths. Addressing the maternity care needs of adolescents may have considerable ramifica...

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Main Authors: Chandan Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Prashant Kumar Singh, Lucky Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720871?pdf=render

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