Barriers to accessing surgical care in Pakistan: Healthcare barrier model and quantitative systematic review

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-94

  Irfan, Furqan B ^a   Irfan, Bismah B ^b   Spiegel, David A ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andersen model; barriers; global health; Pakistan; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMBASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE BARRIER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84862014812     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.07.046     Document Type: Article

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