Using community-owned resource persons to provide early diagnosis and treatment and estimate malaria burden at community level in north-eastern Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rutta, Acleus S M ^a   Francis, Filbert ^a   Mmbando, Bruno P ^a   Ishengoma, Deus S ^a   Sembuche, Samwel H ^a   Malecela, Ezekiel K ^a   Sadi, Johari Y ^a   Kamugisha, Mathias L ^a   Lemnge, Martha M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY OWNED RESOURCE PERSON; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860369405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-152     Document Type: Article

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