Relatives’ advice and health care-seeking behaviour in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-271

  Al Mandhari, Ahmed ^a   Al Adawi, Samir ^b   Al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^a   Al Shafaee, Mohammed ^a   Eloul, Liyam ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arab Islamic; Care seeking behavior; Clinical population; Oman; Relatives advice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015503511     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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