Systematic Reviews in Malaria: Global Policies Need Global Reviews

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 387-404

  Garner, Paul ^a   Gelband, Hellen ^b   Graves, Patricia ^c   Jones, Katharine ^a   MacLehose, Harriet ^a   Olliaro, Piero ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Malaria; Meta analysis; Policy; Research synthesis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA VACCINE; PRIMAQUINE;

BED NET; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PROPHYLAXIS; RELAPSE; REVIEW;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC;

EID: 65249160690     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2009.01.007     Document Type: Review

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