Malaria treatment policy change in Uganda: What role did evidence play?

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nabyonga Orem, Juliet ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^b   MacQ, Jean ^c   Criel, Bart ^d  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evidence; Knowledge translation; Malaria treatment policy change

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALARIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DRUG THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; INTERVIEW; PROCEDURES;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84907048993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-345     Document Type: Article

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