Febrile illness experience among Nigerian nomads

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Akogun, Oladele B ^a   Gundiri, Minnakur A ^b   Badaki, Jacqueline A ^c   Njobdi, Sani Y ^b   Adesina, Adedoyin O ^a   Ogundahunsi, Olumide T ^d  

^a Box 5124   (Nigeria)

^b MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; EPISODIC EVENT; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; NOMADIC PEOPLE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONALITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

NIGERIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856330242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-5     Document Type: Article

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