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Private-Public Mix in Woman and Child Health in Low-Income Countries: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

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This paper provides an analysis of demographic and health surveys of Private-Public Mix in Women and Health in Low-Income countries. As always the Demographic and Health Survey is a very valuable source of data that can be used to understand health-seeking behaviour in developing countries by teasing out the sources of health care used by households. [Technical Partner Paper 1]

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  • Supon Limwattananon, 2010. "Private-Public Mix in Woman and Child Health in Low-Income Countries: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys," Working Papers id:2799, eSocialSciences.
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