A retrospective analysis of the change in anti-malarial treatment policy: Peru

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Williams, Holly Ann ^a   Vincent Mark, Arlene ^a   Herrera, Yenni ^b   Chang, O Jaime ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PERU; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ANTIMALARIALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PERU; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66149158093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-85     Document Type: Article

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