Effect of training on the clinical management of malaria by medical assistants in Ghana

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1169-1176

  Ofori Adjei, David ^a   Arhinful, Daniel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Knowledge and practice; Malaria; Medical assistants; Prescribing; Training

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0029924341     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00389-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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