Diagnostic accuracy and case management of clinical malaria in the primary health services of a rural area in south-eastern Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 423-428

  Font, F ^a,b,c   Alonso Gonzalez M ^a,b,c   Nathan, R ^a,b,c   Kimario, J ^a,b,c   Lwilla, F ^a,b,c   Ascaso, C ^a,b,c,d   Tanner, M ^a,b,c   Menendez C ^a,b,c   Alonso, P L ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Malaria; Prescription; Primary health care; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; RURAL SOCIETY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0034995877     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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