Improving malaria recognition, treatment and referral practices by training caretakers in rural Nigeria

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-339

  Okeke, Theodora A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RECOGNITION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ANTIMALARIALS; CAREGIVERS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING;

EID: 77952547625     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990484     Document Type: Article

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