Utilisation of government and private health services in Dar es Salaam

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 357-363

  Wyss, K ^a   Whiting, D ^b   Kilima, P ^c   McLarty, D G ^b   Mtasiwa, D ^d   Tanner, M ^a   Lorenz, N ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d City Council   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE UTILISATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRIVATE HEALTH CARE; USER FEES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

TANZANIA, DAR ES SALAAM;

EID: 0030157005     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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