Trends in availability and prices of subsidized ACT over the first year of the AMFm: Evidence from remote regions of Tanzania

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yadav, Prashant ^a,b   Cohen, Jessica L ^c   Alphs, Sarah ^a   Arkedis, Jean ^d   Larson, Peter S ^a   Massaga, Julius ^e   Sabot, Oliver ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^f CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT; AMFm; Anti malarial subsidy; Drug shops; Malaria treatment; Remote availability

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTONES; MALARIA; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 84865338486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-299     Document Type: Article

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