Translation of artemether-lumefantrine treatment policy into paediatric clinical practice: An early experience from Kenya

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-107

  Zurovac, D ^a,b   Njogu, J ^a   Akhwale, W ^c   Hamer, D H ^d,e   Snow, R W ^a,b  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemether lumefantrine; Change of treatment; Health facility evaluation; Kenya; Malaria; Sulfadoxine pyremethamine

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; FANSIDAR; QUININE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; MALARIA; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLUORENES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALARIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SESQUITERPENES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 39449114525     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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