Ethnic variations in health-seeking behaviours and attitudes between Fulani herders and Oruba farmers in southwestern Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-185

  Otusanya, Sakiru A ^a   Brieger, William R ^b   Titiloye, Musibau ^a   Salami, kabiru K ^a   Adesope, Azeez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION; AGRICULTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; LETTER; NEGRO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGRICULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 35248826484     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507781524881     Document Type: Letter

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