The role of private drug vendors as malaria treatment providers in selected malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 58-65

  Rajakaruna, R S ^a   Weerasinghe, M ^a   Alifrangis, M ^b   Amerasinghe, P H ^a,c   Konradsen, F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Drug vendors; Malaria treatment; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; FANSIDAR;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALARIA; PHARMACY; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SRI LANKA;

ANTIMALARIALS; COMMERCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33748417138     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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