The morbidity pattern among adolescents visiting Primary Health Care Centers

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 934-937

  Al Eissa, Eissa I ^a,b  

^a Min Hlth Ctr Postgrad Studs F   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chronic illnesses; Morbidity; Primary health care centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0034303680     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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