Tracking Cholera through Surveillance of Oral Rehydration Solution Sales at Pharmacies: Insights from Urban Bangladesh

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Azman, Andrew S ^a   Lessler, Justin ^a   Satter, Syed Moinuddin ^b   Mckay, Michael V ^c   Khan, Azharul ^b   Ahmed, Dilruba ^b   Gurley, Emily S ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE PHONE; PHARMACY; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; RELIABILITY; URBAN AREA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHOLERA; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953295640     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004230     Document Type: Article

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