Introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria to drug shops in Uganda: A cluster-randomized controlled trial;Introduction de tests diagnostiques rapides du paludisme dans les pharmacies en Ouganda: Un essai contrôlé randomisé par grappe;Introducción de pruebas de diagnóstico rápido para la malaria en farmacias en Uganda: Un ensayo controlado aleatorio por grupos

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 142-151

  Cohen, Jessica ^a   Fink, Günther ^a   Maloney, Kathleen ^b   Berg, Katrina ^c   Jordan, Matthew ^d   Svoronos, Theodore ^e   Aber, Flavia ^f   Dickens, William ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^g NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; HISTIDINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; MALARIA; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LICENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 84923930497     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.142489     Document Type: Article

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