Nurse-led care for asthma at primary level in rural sub-Saharan Africa: The experience of Bafut in Cameroon

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 437-443

  Kengne, Andre Pascal ^a,b,d   Sobngwi, Eugene ^b   Fezeu, Leopold Ledoux ^b   Awah, Paschal Kum ^b   Dongmo, Sylvestre ^c   Mbanya, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Health of Population in Transition (HOPIT) Research Group   (Cameroon)

^c Bafut District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cameroon; Management; Nurse led clinic; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAMEROON; CHILD; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; REGISTER; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 47049086328     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900802032933     Document Type: Article

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