Malaria treatment-seeking behaviour and recovery from malaria in a highland area of Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sumba, Peter O ^a   Wong, S Lindsey ^b   Kanzaria, Hemal K ^c   Johnson, Kelsey A ^d   John, Chandy C ^d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149158045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-245     Document Type: Article

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