Implementation of a structured paediatric admission record for district hospitals in Kenya - Results of a pilot study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mwakyusa, Sekela ^a   Wamae, Annah ^b   Wasunna, Aggrey ^c   Were, Fred ^c   Esamai, Fabian ^d   Ogutu, Bernhards ^e   Muriithi, Assumpta ^f   Peshu, Norbert ^g   English, Mike ^a,h  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^e KEMRI Centre for Clinical Research/USAMRU K/KEMRI Kisumu   (Kenya)

^f Futures Group Europe   (Kenya)

^g KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; KENYA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748176361     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-9     Document Type: Article

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