Quality of care offered to children attending primary health care clinics in Johannesburg

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Thandrayen, Kebashni ^a   Saloojee, Haroon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78049433364     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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