Influences on healthcare-seeking during final illnesses of infants in under-resourced South African settings

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-387

  Sharkey, Alyssa ^a,b   Chopra, Mickey ^a,c   Jackson, Debra ^d   Winch, Peter J ^b   Minkovitz, Cynthia S ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Healthcare seeking behaviour; Infant mortality; Medicine; Qualitative research; South Africa; Traditional

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053272881     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i4.8455     Document Type: Article

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