The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: A multi-country review

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 696-704

  Noordam, Aaltje Camielle ^a,i   Barberá Laínez, Yolanda ^b   Sadruddin, Salim ^c   Van Heck, Pabla Maria ^d,j   Chono, Alex Opio ^d,e   Acaye, Geoffrey Larry ^d   Lara, Victor ^f   Nanyonjo, Agnes ^g,h   Ocan, Charles ^c,k   Källander, Karin ^g,h  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (United States)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e International Rescue Committee (IRC)   (Uganda)

^f POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j Independent Social Innovation Consultant   (Netherlands)

^k WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; case management; child health; community care; diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BREATHING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICA; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MALARIA; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84937392885     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu047     Document Type: Review

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