A COMPARISON OF MORBIDITY PATTERNS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN MALAYSIA

Objectives: To compare the morbidity patterns in public and private primary care clinics; determine patients’ reasons forencounter (RFE) and diagnoses using the ICPC-2, and compare ten commonest diagnoses and RFEs.Methods: A cross-sectional study on randomly selected clinics was conducted nationwide...

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Main Authors: FAUZIAH ZE, NORIDAH MS, SHIHABUDIN WM, CHEN WS, LEE VKM, ZAILINAWATI AH, ABDUL-RAHMAN A, KHOO EM, TENG CL, NORDIN S, TONG SF, MIMI O
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2011-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2011v6n1/pdf/Morbidity_patterns.pdf