The determinants of primary health care utilization: A comparison of three rural clinics in southern Honduras

GeoJournal

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-310

  Baker, Jonathan B ^a   Liu, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Central America; Health services; Honduras; Rural; Utilization

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PATIENT MONITORING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PATIENT UTILIZATION;

HEALTH CARE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL SOCIETY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 33845395144     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-006-9001-8     Document Type: Article

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