The choice of a health care provider in Eritrea

Health Policy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 202-217

  Habtom, GebreMichael Kibreab ^a,b   Ruys, Pieter ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Eritrea; Health care provider; Self treatment; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERITREA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERITREA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750998810     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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