Community health workers can identify and manage possible infections in neonates and young infants: Mini-A model from Nepal

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-264

  Khanal, Sudhir ^a   Sharma, Jaganath ^b   GC, Vijay Singh ^a   Dawson, Penny ^a   Houston, Robin ^a   Khadka, Neena ^c   Yengden, Bhanu ^d  

^a JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

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

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry of Health and Population   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Bacterial infections; Drug therapy; Health workers; Infant; Neonatal mortality; Nepal; Newborn; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84995284472     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i3.7873     Document Type: Article

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