Three case definitions of malaria and their effect on diagnosis, treatment and surveillance in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 648-656

  Montanari, R M ^a,b   Bangali, A M ^c   Talukder, K R ^c   Baqui, A ^d   Maheswary, N P ^c   Gosh, A ^c   Rahman, M ^c   Mahmood, A H ^c  

^a WHO   (Bangladesh)

^b ICRC Delegation

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (Bangladesh)

^d Ministry of Health and Family Welfare   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh (source: MeSH); Epidemiologic surveillance methods; Malaria diagnosis therapy; Outcome assessment (Health care); Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MONITORING; MALARIA;

BANGLADESH; BLOOD EXAMINATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALARIA; REVIEW;

BANGLADESH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0034911449     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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