Community health worker performance in the management of multiple childhood illnesses: Siaya District, Kenya, 1997-2001

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1617-1624

  Kelly, J M ^a   Osamba, B ^a   Garg, R M ^a   Hamel, M J ^a   Lewis, J J ^a   Rowe, S Y ^a   Rowe, A K ^a   Deming, M S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALPRACTICE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034816811     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.10.1617     Document Type: Article

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