Where do they go, whom do they consult, and why? Health-Seeking behaviors in the northern areas of Pakistan

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-755

  Shaikh, Babar T ^a   Haran, David ^b   Hatcher, Juanita ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health care systems; Health seeking behaviors; Pakistan; Public health; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 44149093370     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308317220     Document Type: Article

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