Anatomy of provincial level inequality in maternal mortality in China during 2004-2016: a new decomposition analysis

• Main Authors: Xinyu Zhang (Author), Yingfeng Ye (Author), Chaowei Fu (Author), Guanshen Dou (Author), Xiaohua Ying (Author), Mengcen Qian (Author), Shenglan Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is an important indicator of maternal health and socioeconomic development. Although China has experienced a large decline in MMR, substantial disparities across regions are still apparent. This study aims to explore causes of socioeconomic rela...