Frequently used healthcare services in urban slums of Dhaka and adjacent rural areas and their determinants

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-271

  Khan, M M H ^a,b   Grbner, Oliver ^c   Krämer, Alexander ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dhaka; government hospitals; pharmacy; urban slums; utilization of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARMACIES; POVERTY AREAS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861404808     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr108     Document Type: Article

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