The treatment of infants and young children suffering respiratory tract infection and diarrhoeal disease in a rural community in Southeast Indonesia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1291-1302

  Grace, Jocelyn ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diarrhoeal disease; Indonesia; Infant health; Order of resort; Respiratory tract infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0032549464     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10057-0     Document Type: Article

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