Pattern of health seeking behaviour of mothers for common childhood illnesses in enugu metropolis South East Zone Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-40

  Ezeoke, U E ^a   Nwobi, E A ^a   Ekwueme, O C ^a   Tagbo, B ^a   Aronu, E ^a   Uwaezuoke, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Common Childhood Illnesses; Health Seeking Behavior; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855213862     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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