Appropriateness of patient attendance at specialist clinics in public hospitals in eThekwini municipality [7]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 804-808

  Lutge, Elizabeth ^a,b   Knight, S E ^a   Naidoo, K ^a   Jinabhai, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Health Systems Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749066357     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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