Malaria perceptions and practices in Bhutan

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-279

  Tobgay, Tashi ^a   Lhazeen, Karma ^b  

^a National Referral Hospital   (Bhutan)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Malaria; Perceptions; Practices

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BHUTAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BHUTAN; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALARIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77956013262     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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