Delivery of paediatric care at the first-referral level in Kenya

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9445, 2004, Pages 1622-1629

  English, Mike ^a,b,g   Esamai, Prof Fabian ^c   Wasunna, Prof Aggrey ^d   Were, Fred ^d   Ogutu, Bernhards ^d,e   Wamae, Annah ^f   Snow, Prof Robert W ^b,g   Peshu, Norbert ^a  

^a KEMRI Ctr Geogr Med Res Coast   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^e KEMRI Ctr Clin Res/USAMRU K/K   (Kenya)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^g KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BILIRUBIN;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 7444245642     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17318-2     Document Type: Article

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