Determinants of parental reports of children's illnesses: Empirical evidence from Nepal

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1106-1117

  Pokhrel, Subhash ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Choice theory; Discrete; Health care price; Illness perception; Low income countries; Nepal; Parents

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; LIVING STANDARD; PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST OF LIVING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPAL; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34547844300     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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