Implementation of Home based management of malaria in children reduces the work load for peripheral health facilities in a rural district of Burkina Faso

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tiono, Alfred B ^a   Kaboré, Youssouf ^a   Traoré, Abdoulaye ^a   Convelbo, Nathalie ^a   Pagnoni, Franco ^c   Sirima, Sodiomon B ^a,b  

^a MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

^b Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé GRAS   (Burkina Faso)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMETHER LUMEFANTRINE COMBINATION; ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE COMBINATION; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG COMBINATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 54249099943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-201     Document Type: Article

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