Self-reported use of anti-malarial drugs and health facility management of malaria in Ghana

Malaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Buabeng, Kwame O ^a,b   Duwiejua, Mahama ^b   Dodoo, Alex N O ^c   Matowe, Lloyd K ^d   Enlund, Hannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d Center for Pharmaceutical Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QUININE;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MONOTHERAPY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GHANA; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447548974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-85     Document Type: Article

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