A pharmacy too far? Equity and spatial distribution of outcomes in the delivery of subsidized artemisinin-based combination therapies through private drug shops

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Cohen, Justin M ^a   Sabot, Oliver ^a   Sabot, Kate ^a   Gordon, Megumi ^a   Gross, Isaac ^a   Bishop, David ^b   Odhiambo, Moses ^c   Ipuge, Yahya ^a   Ward, Lorrayne ^a   Mwita, Alex ^d   Goodman, Catherine ^e,f  

^a CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c Social Research Division   (Kenya)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^e KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TANZANIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG COSTS; ETHANOLAMINES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FLUORENES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHARMACY; TANZANIA;

EID: 77954326274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-S1-S6     Document Type: Article

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