Erratum: Effect of removing direct payment for health care on utilisation and health outcomes in ghanaian children: A randomised controlled trial (PLoS Medicine (2009) 6:2 (e1000033)DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000007));Effect of removing direct payment for health care on utilisation and health outcomes in Ghanaian children: A randomised controlled trial

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0048-0058

  Ansah, Evelyn Korkor ^a,b   Narh Bana, Solomon ^b   Asiamah, Sabina ^b   Dzordzordzi, Vivian ^b   Biantey, Kingsley ^b   Dickson, Kakra ^c   Gyapong, John Owusu ^a   Koram, Kwadwo Ansah ^c   Greenwood, Brian M ^a   Mills, Anne ^a   Whitty, Christopher J M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dangme West District Health Directorate   (Ghana)

^c University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEES AND CHARGES; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALARIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARASITEMIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREPAID HEALTH PLANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59249085930     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000033     Document Type: Erratum

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