Management of childhood febrile illness prior to clinic attendance in urban Nigeria

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Afolabi, B M ^a   Brieger, W R ^b,d   Salako, L A ^c  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Fed Vaccine Production Laboratories   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

Child care; Child health; Drug therapy; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; PATENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; NIGERIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2942695864     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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