Self-reported illness and use of health services in a rural district of Vietnam: findings from an epidemiological field laboratory.
AIMS: The aims of the study were to assess the pattern of self-reported illness as well as use of health services in a rural district in Vietnam, and to analyse these in relation to gender, age, education level, occupation, and economic status. METHODS: A population-based survey of 11,089 households...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Public Health Vol. 31; no. S62; pp. 52 - 59 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2003 Oct Supplement 62
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