Malaria awareness of village healthworkers from Sundargarh in Orissa - The state contributing half of themalaria-related deaths in India

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-127

  Mishra, Saroj K ^a   Satpathy, Radhanath ^a   Panigrahi, Pinaki ^b  

^a ISPAT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANOPHELES; BED NET; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHILL; CONVULSION; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; JAUNDICE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NURSING STUDENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RIGOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOMITING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; MALARIA; MORTALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34447311389     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550703700234     Document Type: Letter

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