A community-based cluster survey on preferences for treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery in Zhengding County, Hebei Province, China

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-112

  Xuan Yi, Wang ^a,b   von Seidlein, Lorenz ^b   Robertson, Susan E ^c   Jin Cheng, Ma ^d   Chang Quan, Han ^d   Ying Lin, Zhang ^d   Lee, Hyejon ^b   Wei, Liu ^b   Ali, Mohammand ^b   Clemens, John D ^b   Zhi Yi, Xu ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cluster survey; Diarrhoea; Dysentery; Healthcare seeking behaviour; Passive surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 4444231120     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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