World health organization/United Nations children's fund joint statement on integrated community case management: An equity-focused strategy to improve access to essential treatment services for children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages 6-10

  Young, Mark ^a   Wolfheim, Cathy ^b   Marsh, David R ^c   Hammamy, Diaa ^d  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED NATIONS;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876170895     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0221     Document Type: Article

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