An operational study on implementation of mobile primary healthcare services for seasonal migratory farmworkers, Turkey

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1906-1912

  Simsek, Zeynep ^a   Koruk, Ibrahim ^a   Doni, Nebiye Yentür ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Farmworkers; Maternal and child health; Mobile primary healthcare services; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871767100     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0941-3     Document Type: Article

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