Health care utilisation in indian leprosy patients in the era of elimination

Leprosy Review

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-305

  Renita, Lourdhurajan ^a   Pulimood, Susanne A ^a   Eapen, Elizabeth Pushpa ^a   Muliyil, Jayaprakash ^a   John, K R ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; LEPROSY PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79251532103     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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