Care-seeking behavior

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 234-

  D'Souza, Rennie M ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COUGHING; FEVER; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; TACHYPNEA;

EID: 85041093891     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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