Quality of clinical care and bypassing of primary health centers in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 207, Issue , 2018, Pages 80-88

  Rao, Krishna D ^a   Sheffel, Ashley ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bypassing; India; Primary health care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE QUALITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CHHATTISGARH; INDIA;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85046666452     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.040     Document Type: Article

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