Health workers for change: A tool for promoting behaviour change among health providers

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 331-339

  Shaikh, Babar T ^a   Rabbani, F ^a   Rahim, M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; SOCIETY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PAKISTAN; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33749476090     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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