Malaria and anemia prevention in pregnant women of rural Burkina Faso

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Miaffo, Caroline ^a   Some, Florent ^b   Kouyate, Bocar ^b   Jahn, Albrecht ^c   Mueller, Olaf ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN SANTÉ DE NOUNA   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FOLIC ACID; INSECTICIDE; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MONEY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

EID: 12944295047     PISSN: 14712393     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-4-18     Document Type: Article

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