Gendered experiences of health care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 397-405

  Pittman, Patricia M ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Diabetes; Gender; Hypertension; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032733377     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.5.397     Document Type: Article

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