Meeting oxygen needs in Africa: An options analysis from the Gambia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 763-771

  Howie, Stephen R C ^a   Hill, Sarah ^b   Ebonyi, Augustine ^a   Krishnan, Gautam ^a   Njie, Ousman ^c   Sanneh, Momodou ^a   Jallow, Mariatou ^d   Stevens, Warren ^e   Taylor, Kevin ^a   Weber, Martin W ^f   Njai, Pamela Collier ^a   Tapgun, Mary ^a   Corrah, Tumani ^a   Mulholland, Kim ^e   Peel, David ^g   Njie, Malick ^d   Hill, Philip C ^b   Adegbola, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Programme   (Gambia)

^d Department of State for Health and Social Welfare ^*  (Gambia)

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

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g Ashdown Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY USE; HEALTH CARE; OXYGEN; SOFTWARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ALGORITHMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

AFRICA; GAMBIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349815637     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.058370     Document Type: Article

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