Provider knowledge of treatment policy and dosing regimen with artemether-lumefantrine and quinine in malaria-endemic areas of western Kenya

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Watsierah, Carren A ^a   Onyango, Rosebella O ^a   Ombaka, James H ^a   Abong'O, Benard O ^a   Ouma, Collins ^a  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; QUININE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; KENYA; MALARIA; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUININE;

EID: 84871536144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-436     Document Type: Article

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