Inequity in India: the case of maternal and reproductive health.

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Published in Glob Health Action on April 03, 2013

Authors

Linda Sanneving1, Nadja Trygg, Deepak Saxena, Dileep Mavalankar, Sarah Thomsen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. linda.sanneving@ki.se

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