Challenges to improving case management of childhood pneumonia at health facilities in resource-limited settings

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 349-355

  Graham, Stephen M ^a   English, Mike ^b   Hazir, Tabish ^c   Enarson, Penny ^d   Duke, Trevor ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Children Hospital Islamabad   (Pakistan)

^d Child Lung Health Division   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; GUIDELINE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPOXIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEONATE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOXEMIA; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN INFECTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANOXIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 43749113823     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048512     Document Type: Review

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