Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in Burkina Faso

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-236

  Kouyaté, Bocar ^a   Nana, Victor ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Burkina Faso; Care access; Health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

BURKINA FASO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BURKINA FASO; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALARIA;

EID: 77953606012     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462310000243     Document Type: Short Survey

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