Private and public health care in rural areas of Uganda

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Konde Lule, Joseph ^a   Gitta, Sheba N ^a   Lindfors, Anne ^b   Okuonzi, Sam ^a   Onama, Virgil On ^a   Forsberg, Birger C ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UGANDA;

EID: 78549284608     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-29     Document Type: Article

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