Nutritional well-being of young children in Duncan Village, East London, South Africa: Accessibility of primary health care clinics

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 520-532

  De Villiers, Anniza ^a   Koko Mhlahlo, Kholeka ^a   Senekal, Marjanne ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Mothers; Nutrition education; Primary health care clinics; Young children

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 26444587444     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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