Performance of self-diagnosis and standby treatment of malaria in international oilfield service employees in the field

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Roukens, Anna H ^a   Berg, Johannes ^b   Barbey, Alex ^c   Visser, Leo G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OIL INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTERNET; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF EXAMINATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF-EXAMINATION;

EID: 48749091942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-128     Document Type: Article

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