Spatial accessibility to health care facilities in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam and Upper Denkyira Districts in the Central Region of Ghana

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-209

  Kissah Korsah, Kwaku ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Health care; Spatial accessibility; Traditional health care

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 52349106942     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950802335822     Document Type: Article

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