Clubfoot in Malawi: Treatment-seeking behaviour

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-214

  Bedford, K Juliet A ^a,b   Chidothi, Paul ^c   Sakala, Harris ^c   Cashman, John ^c   Lavy, Chris ^d  

^a Anthrologica ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Beit Trust Cure International Hospital   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAREGIVER; CLUBFOOT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; SOCIAL STATUS; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUBFOOT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053443823     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110121     Document Type: Article

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