Impact of Ministry of Health interventions on private medicine retailer knowledge and practices on anti-malarial treatment in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 905-913

  Abuya, Timothy ^a   Fegan, Greg ^a,b   Rowa, Yvone ^a   Karisa, Baya ^c   Ochola, Sam ^d   Mutemi, Wilfred ^e   Marsh, Vicki ^a,f  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d World Vision Kenya ^*  (Kenya)

^e World Vision Kenya   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 66949145835     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.905     Document Type: Article

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