Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) follow-up of basic health workers

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 735-739

  Chaudhary, Nidhi ^a,b   Mohanty, P N ^a   Sharma, Minakshi ^a  

^a Society for Women and Children's Health (SWACH)   (India)

^b Society for Women and Children's Health (SWACH)   (India)

Author keywords

BHW; Follow up; IMCI

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27644482910     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 00195456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02734143     Document Type: Article

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