Promotion of malaria home-based treatment in Africa: The dangers of creating a second health system

International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-220

  Aubouy, Agnès ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

ACT; Combination therapy; Home treatment; Malaria; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BED NET; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA HOME BASED MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST;

EID: 84855970676     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.06.004     Document Type: Editorial

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