Three methods to monitor utilization of healthcare services by the poor

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bhuiya, Abbas ^a   Hanifi, S M A ^a   Urni, Farhana ^a   Mahmood, Shehrin Shaila ^a  

^a ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 69249118251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-29     Document Type: Article

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