Detection and management of pneumonia by community health workers - A community intervention study in Rehri Village, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 42-45

  Mehnaz, Aisha ^a   Billoo, A G ^a   Yasmecn, Tabinda ^a   Nankani, Kclash ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0031066369     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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