Delays in seeking and getting care, in seriously ill women of childbearing age in Kinshasa;Les retards de recours et de soins à Kinshasa en cas de maladie sévère chez la femme en âge de procréer

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-196

  Mambu Nyangi Mondo, T ^a   Malengreau, M ^b   Kayembe Kalambayi, P ^a   Dimomfu, B Lapika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult women's mortality. Delay to seeking health care. Kinshasa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77953810072     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2010.02.107     Document Type: Article

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