Health care of villagers in Northeast Thailand - A health diary study

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Osaka, Ryoko ^a   Nanakorn, Somsong ^b  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health diary; Health service utilization; Illness behavior; Northeast Thailand; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SICK ROLE; THAILAND;

EID: 0029686958     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.43.49     Document Type: Article

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