Does implementation of the IMCI strategy have an impact on child mortality? A retrospective analysis of routine data from Egypt

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rakha, Mona Ali ^a   Abdelmoneim, Ahmed Nagaty Mohamed ^a   Farhoud, Suzanne ^b   Pièche, Sergio ^b   Cousens, Simon ^c   Daelmans, Bernadette ^b   Bahl, Rajiv ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EGYPT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALE UP;

EID: 84873429813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001852     Document Type: Article

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