Treatment received by under fives having fever before presenting at the children's outpatient clinic of a tertiary health facility in Owerri, Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-71

  Emeka, N C ^a  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fever; Outpatient clinic; Treatment; Under fives

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; FOLIC ACID; HALOFANTRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METAKELFIN; MULTIVITAMIN; QUININE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 31344454648     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 15963519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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