Healthcare use for diarrhoea and dysentery in actual and hypothetical cases, Nha Trang, Viet Nam

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-149

  Kaljee, Linda M ^a   Thiem, Vu Dinh ^b   von Seidlein, Lorenz ^b   Genberg, Becky L ^a   Canh, Do Gia ^c   Tho, Le Huu ^d   Minh, Truong Tan ^d   Thoa, Le Thi Kim ^e   Clemens, John D ^b   Trach, Dang Duc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology   (Viet Nam)

^d Khanh Hoa Provincial Health Services   (Viet Nam)

^e Faculty of Electronic and Telecommunication   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bacillary; Diarrhoea; Dysentery; Healthcare; Healthcare seeking behaviour; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHARMACY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; VIETNAM;

EID: 4444269844     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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