Feasibility of Distributing Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in the Retail Sector: Evidence from an Implementation Study in Uganda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Cohen, Jessica ^a,c   Fink, Günther ^a   Berg, Katrina ^d   Aber, Flavia ^e   Jordan, Matthew ^c   Maloney, Kathleen ^e   Dickens, William ^b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; UGANDA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; UGANDA;

EID: 84869044846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048296     Document Type: Article

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