Factors constraining adherence to referral advice for severely ill children managed by the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness approach in Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Kalter, H D ^a   Salgado, R ^b,d   Moulton, L H ^a   Nieto, P ^c   Contreras, A ^b   Egas, M L ^c   Black, R E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BASICS II Project   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE   (Ecuador)

^d JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

IMCI; Integrated Management of Childhood Illness; Referral referral constraints

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECUADOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0347927479     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2003.tb00478.x     Document Type: Article

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