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Health system determinants of infant, child and maternal mortality: A cross-sectional study of UN member countries

Abstract

ObjectiveFew studies have examined the link between health system strength and important public health outcomes across nations. We examined the association between health system indicators and mortality rates.MethodsWe used mixed effects linear regression models to investigate the strength of association between outcome and explanatory variables, while accounting for geographic clustering of countries. We modelled infant mortality rate (IMR), …

Authors

Muldoon KA; Galway LP; Nakajima M; Kanters S; Hogg RS; Bendavid E; Mills EJ

Journal

Globalization and Health, Vol. 7, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2011

DOI

10.1186/1744-8603-7-42

ISSN

1744-8603