Community-based interventions for diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infections in Nepal

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-221

  Ghimire, Madhu ^a   Pradhan, Yasho Vardhan ^b   Maskey, Mahesh Kumar ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

^c Nepal Health Research Council   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DECISION ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC ACCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; NEPAL; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TRAINING;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIARRHEA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEPAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

NEPAL;

EID: 77649144596     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.065649     Document Type: Article

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