Improving facility-based care for sick children in Uganda: Training is not enough

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Pariyo, George W ^a   Gouws, Eleanor ^b,e   Bryce, Jennifer ^b,c,f,g,h   Burnham, Gilbert ^d,i  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c WHO Consultant   (United States)

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

^e UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^h Michigan State Health Department   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Health facility; IMCI; Quality care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; UGANDA;

EID: 28644439782     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi051     Document Type: Article

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