Low utilization of formal medical services by injured persons in a developing nation: Health service data underestimate the importance of trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 504-513

  Mock, Charles N ^a,b,c   Nii Amon Kotei, D ^a   Maier, R V ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing nation; Health service utilization; Injury; Less developed country; Primary health care; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAUMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030910614     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199703000-00019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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