Morbidity profiles at three primary care clinics in Perlis, Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 363-368

  Kamarudin, Mohd Fozi Bin ^a   Noh, Kamaliah Mohamad ^a   Jaafar, Safurah ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867000897     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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