The effect of distance from home on attendance at a small rural health centre in Papua New Guinea

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 878-884

  Müller, Ivo ^a   Smith, Tom ^a,b   Mellor, Steve ^b   Rare, Lawrence ^b   Genton, Biaise ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Distance effects; Health seeking; Malaria; Papua New Guinea; Utilization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0031730012     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.5.878     Document Type: Article

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