Understanding and improving access to prompt and effective malaria treatment and care in rural Tanzania: The ACCESS Programme

Malaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hetzel, Manuel W ^a,b   Iteba, Nelly ^b   Makemba, Ahmed ^b   Mshana, Christopher ^b   Lengeler, Christian ^a   Obrist, Brigit ^a   Schulze, Alexander ^c   Nathan, Rose ^b   Dillip, Angel ^b   Alba, Sandra ^a   Mayumana, Iddy ^b   Khatib, Rashid A ^b   Njau, Joseph D ^b   Mshinda, Hassan ^b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL MARKETING; TANZANIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; PHARMACIES; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; TANZANIA;

EID: 34447641089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-83     Document Type: Article

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