Role of primary care providers in dengue prevention and control in the community

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Ang, King Teng ^a   Rohani, I ^a   Look, C H ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dengue case control; Dengue education; Dengue prevention; Dengue transmission; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77958056597     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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