Paediatric utilisation of a teaching hospital and a community health centre

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-36

  London, L ^a   Bachmann, O M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAVEL;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031040383     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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