Evaluating a streamlined clinical tool and educational outreach intervention for health care workers in Malawi: The PALM PLUS case study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Sodhi, Sumeet ^a,b,c   Banda, Hastings ^d   Kathyola, Damson ^e   Burciul, Barry ^a   Thompson, Sandy ^a   Joshua, Martias ^e,f   Bateman, Eric ^g   Fairall, Lara ^g   Martiniuk, Alexandra ^h,i,j   Cornick, Ruth ^g   Faris, Gill ^g   Draper, Beverley ^g   Mondiwa, Martha ^k   Katengeza, Egnat ^a   Sanudi, Lifah ^d   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^a,j,l,m   Schull, Michael J ^a,b,j,l  

^a DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^f Zomba Central Hospital   (Malawi)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^j SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^k Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi   (Malawi)

^l Karolinska Institute ^*  (Canada)

^m KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 80755180682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S2-S11     Document Type: Article

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