Palestinian primary health care in light of the National Strategic Health Plan 1999-2003

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-139

  Abu Mourad, Tayser ^a,c   Radi, Samir ^c   Shashaa, Suzanne ^b   Lionis, Christos ^a   Philalithis, Anastas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c Ministry of Health Palestine   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Gaza Strip; Health indicators; Palestinian National Strategic Health Plan; Primary health care; West Bank

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; INFANT MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; VACCINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DENTAL HEALTH; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY MEDICINE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PALESTINE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SANITATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE EAST; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAL STATISTICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; GAZA STRIP; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; WEST BANK;

EID: 38349070924     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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