Community health workers and stand-alone or integrated case management of malaria: A systematic literature review

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 461-470

  Paintain, Lucy Smith ^a   Willey, Barbara ^a   Kedenge, Sarah ^b   Sharkey, Alyssa ^c   Kim, Julia ^c   Buj, Valentina ^c   Webster, Jayne ^a   Schellenberg, David ^a   Ngongo, Ngashi ^c  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALARIA; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84907013807     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0094     Document Type: Article

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