Revealing the popularity of traditional medicine in light of multiple recourses and outcome measurements from a user's perspective in Ghana

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 625-637

  Sato, Azusa ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; health seeking behaviour; multiple recourses; outcome measurements; satisfaction; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GHANA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84864617740     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs010     Document Type: Article

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