Ending preventable child deaths in South Africa: What role can ward-based outreach teams play?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 672-674

  Doherty, T ^a,b   Kroon, M ^c   Rhoda, N ^d   Sanders, D ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84976484553     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i7.10790     Document Type: Article

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