Health-care utilization by disabled persons: A survey in rural Bangladesh

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 337-345

  Monawar Hosain, G M ^a   Chatterjee, Nilesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Disability; Health care utilization; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344110447     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289809166091     Document Type: Article

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