Household costs for treatment of severe pneumonia in Pakistan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL.5, 2012, Pages 137-143

  Sadruddin, Salim ^a   Shehzad, Shafqat ^b   Bari, Abdul ^c   Khan, Attaullah ^c   Ibad Ul Haque, ^c   Khan, Amanullah ^c   Qazi, Shamim ^d  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAKISTAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PAKISTAN; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84897995734     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0242     Document Type: Article

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