Effect of integrated community case management of common childhood illnesses on the quality of malaria case management provided by health extension workers at health posts

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-108

  Wogi, Ajema ^a   Teno, Dedefo ^a   Bulto, Tesfaye ^a   Deressa, Wakgari ^b   Alemu, Hibret ^a   Nigussie, Mesfin ^a  

^a Integrated Family Health Program   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALARIA; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; MALARIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929938981     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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