Systematic motorcycle management and health care delivery: A field trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 87-94

  Mehta, Kala M ^a,d   Rerolle, Francois ^b   Rammohan, Sonali V ^a   Albohm, Davis C ^c   Muwowo, George ^a   Moseson, Heidi ^d   Sept, Lesley ^c   Lee, Hau L ^a   Bendavid, Eran ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASLES VACCINATION; MOTORCYCLE; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84951926396     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302891     Document Type: Article

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