Impact of health care financing reforms on the management of malaria in Ghana

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 636-640

  Biritwum, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL FEE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG COSTS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; GHANA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0035527435     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i12.8932     Document Type: Article

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