A comparison of morbidity patterns in public and private primary care clinics in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mimi, O., Tong, S.F., Nordin, S., Teng, C.L., Khoo, E.M., Kareem, A.R.A., Zailinawati, A.H., Lee, V.K.M., Chen, W.S., Shihabudin, W.M., Noridah, M.S., Fauziah, Z.E.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10115/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053141818&partnerID=40&md5=ae071310eb79e9a1200ada29a10169a3
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Objectives: To compare the morbidity patterns in public and private primary care clinics; determine patients' reasons for encounter (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 nat...