Early diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated malaria and patterns of health seeking in Vietnam

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 919-925

  Giao, Phan T ^a,b   De Vries, Peter J ^a   Binh, Tran Q ^b   Nam, Nguyen V ^c   Kager, Piet A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c Binh Thuan Prov Malaria Station   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Artemisinins; Early diagnosis; Health policy; Malaria; Treatment; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; MALARIA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; VIETNAM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 24744460042     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01472.x     Document Type: Article

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