Increasing access to quality health care for the poor: Community perceptions on quality care in Uganda

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 77-85

  Kiguli, Julie ^a   Ekirapa Kiracho, Elizabeth ^a   Okui, Olico ^a   Mutebi, Aloysius ^a   MacGregor, Hayley ^b   Pariyo, George William ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Health care; Perceptions; Poor; Quality; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749303125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S4091     Document Type: Article

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