Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy: Compliance with referral and follow-up recommendations in Gezira State, Sudan

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 708-716

  Al Fadil, Sumaia Mohammed ^c   Abd Alrahman, Samira Hamid ^c   Cousens, Simon ^a   Bustreo, Flavia ^c   Shadoul, Ahmed ^c   Farhoud, Suzanne ^b   El Hassan, Samia Mohamed ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WHO Reg Off for E Mediterranean   (Egypt)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Child; Child health services; Delivery of health care, Integrated; Family; Patient compliance; Primary health care; Referral and consultation; Socioeconomic factors; Sudan

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES STRATEGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUDAN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUDAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SUDAN;

EID: 0242596645     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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