Health care seeking behavior of adolescents: Comparative study of two service delivery models

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 895-899

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Prinja, Shankar ^a   Lakshmi, P V M ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Health problem; Health seeking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 56349092326     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0098-2     Document Type: Article

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