Knowledge of disease notification among doctors in government hospitals in Benin Ciy, Edo State, Nigeria

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-217

  Ofili, A N ^a   Ugwu, E N ^a   Ziregbe, A ^a   Richards, R ^a   Salami, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH WORKER; KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECORDS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0037403550     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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