Utilization of Child Health Care services in Thana Health Complex of Bangladesh: A study of Keraniganj

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 20-32

  Ferdous, Farazi Binti ^a,b   Zafrul Azam, A T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ARI; Child health care services; Diarrhea; EPI; Socio economic conditions; Thana health complex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 77953399884     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2009.20.32     Document Type: Article

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