Diagnostics in developing countries: Time for an essential diagnostics programme

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7111, 1997, Pages 760-761

  Garner, Paul ^a   Kiani, Ayyaz ^b   Supachutikul, Anuwat ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Assoc Rational Use Med in Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^c Thailand Health Systems Research Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY;

EID: 0030828051     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7111.760     Document Type: Editorial

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