Quality of outpatient hospital care for children under 5 years in Afghanistan

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-116

  Lind, Allison ^a   Edward, Anbrasi ^b   Bonhoure, Philippe ^c   Mustafa, Lais ^d   Hansen, Peter ^e   Burnham, Gilbert ^b   Peters, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection   (India)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

^e GAVI Alliance   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Child health; Hospitals; IMCI; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AFGHANISTAN; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVATION; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79952609428     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq081     Document Type: Article

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