Performance of village pharmacies and patient compliance after implementation of an essential drug programme in rural Burkina Faso

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Krause, G ^a,b,d   Benzler, J ^a,b,e   Heinmuller R ^a,b   Borchert, M ^a,b,e   Koob, E ^c,f   Ouattara, K ^b   Diesfeld, H J ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Deutscher Entwicklungs Dienst ^*  (Germany)

^c Deutsche Gesell Tech Z   (Burkina Faso)

^d Proj Action Res Improvement H   (Burkina Faso)

^e Health Systems Development

^f Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^g Hlth Plcy and Hlth Syst Research

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONSULTATION; DRUG PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA;

BURKINA FASO; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031748818     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/13.2.159     Document Type: Article

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