Community case management of pneumonia: At a tipping point?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-389

  Marsh, David R ^a   Gilroy, Kate E ^b   Van De Weerdt, Renee ^c   Wansi, Emmanuel ^d   Qazi, Shamim ^e  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d BASICS   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PNEUMONIA; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; ASIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

AFRICA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; WORLD HEALTH;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 43749119613     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048462     Document Type: Review

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