Impact of inconsistent policies for transfusion-transmitted malaria on clinical practice in ghana

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Owusu Ofori, Alex K ^a,b   Bates, Imelda ^b  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTEMETHER; AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GHANA; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICINE; OBSTETRICS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED MALARIA; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD SAFETY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOSPITAL; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84858976044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034201     Document Type: Article

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