Validation of an Integrated management of childhood illness algorithm for managing common skin conditions in Fiji

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Steer, Andrew C ^a   Tikoduadua, Lisi V ^b   Manalac, Emmalita M ^c   Colquhoun, Samantha ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^d   Maclennan, Carolyn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health and Medical Services   (Fiji)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ALGORITHM; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE CONTROL; EYE DISEASE; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH WORKER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISORDER;

ABSCESS; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FIJI; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOSIS; NURSE; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCABIES; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; TRAINING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SKIN DISEASES;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 61449189797     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.052712     Document Type: Article

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