A comparison of morbidity patterns in public and private primary care clinics in Malaysia

Malaysian Family Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-

  Mimi, O ^a   Tong, S F ^b   Nordin, S ^c   Teng, C L ^d   Khoo, E M ^e   Abdul Rahman, Abdul Kareem ^c   Zailinawati, A H ^f   Lee, V K M ^d   Chen, W S ^g   Shihabudin, W M ^c   Noridah, M S ^h   Fauziah, Z E ^a  

^a Klinik Kesihatan Kelana Jaya   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Institute for Health System Research   (Malaysia)

^d INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^f Klinik Keluarga Wangsa Maju   (Malaysia)

^g Klinik Alam Medic   (Malaysia)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Malaysia; Morbidity pattern; Primary practice; Reasons for encounter

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053141818     PISSN: 1985207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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