Community referral in home management of malaria in western Uganda: A case series study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Källander, Karin ^a   Tomson, Göran ^a   Nsungwa Sabiiti, Jesca ^a,b,c   Senyonjo, Yahaya ^d   Pariyo, George ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECORDING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UGANDA;

EID: 33645560763     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-2     Document Type: Article

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