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Towards universal health coverage: the role of within-country wealth-related inequality in 28 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

OBJECTIVE: To measure within-country wealth-related inequality in the health service coverage gap of maternal and child health indicators in sub-Saharan Africa and quantify its contribution to the national health service coverage gap. METHODS: Coverage data for child and maternal health services in...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor (Author), Cesar G Victora (Author), Nicole Bergen (Author), Aluisio JD Barros (Author), Ties Boerma (Author)
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Published:	The World Health Organization.
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