transportMYpatient: An initiative to overcome the barrier of transport costs for patients accessing treatment for obstetric fistulae and cleft lip in Tanzania

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-79

  Fiander, Alison Nina ^a,b   Vanneste, Tom ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Vesico Vaginal Fistula Unit   (United States)

^c Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TANZANIA;

CELLULAR PHONE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TANZANIA; TRANSPORTATION; VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA;

EID: 84858740389     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110423     Document Type: Article

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