Health care for under-fives in Ile-Ife, South-West Nigeria: Effect of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy on growth and development of under-fives

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Ebuehi, Olufunke M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses; Growth promotion and development practices; Ile ife; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861805434     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v1i1.29     Document Type: Article

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