Effective health education in rural Gambia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 208-214

  Hoare, K ^a   Hoare, S ^a   Rhodes, D ^c   Erinoso, H O ^a   Weaver, L T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY PLANNING; GAMBIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ODDS RATIO; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032818388     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.4.208     Document Type: Article

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