What do we know about health service utilisation in South Africa?

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 704-724

  Alaba, Olufunke A ^a   McIntyre, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

health service utilisation; household survey questionnaire design; utilisation rates

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84868713016     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2012.730973     Document Type: Article

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