Patients' perspective on factors affecting utilization of primary health care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1237-1242

  Saeed, Abdalla A ^a   Mohamed, Badreldin A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYEE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036816373     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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