Implementation of an oxygen concentrator system in district hospital paediatric wards throughout Malawi

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 344-348

  Enarson, Penny ^a   La Vincente, Sophie ^b   Gie, Robert ^c   Magangad, Ellubey ^d   Chokanie, Codewell ^d  

^a International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HYPOXIA; MAINTENANCE; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEVICE; ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HYPOXEMIA; MALAWI; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TRAINING;

ANOXIA; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALAWI; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43749102078     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048017     Document Type: Article

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