Evidence on anti-malarial and diagnostic markets in Cambodia to guide malaria elimination strategies and policies

Malaria Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Phok, Sochea ^a   Lek, Dysoley ^b,c  

^a PSI Cambodia (PSK)   (Cambodia)

^b National Centre for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control   (Cambodia)

^c National Institute of Public Health   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

ACT; Anti malarial; Cambodia; Case management; Malaria elimination; Private sector

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ARTESUNATE PLUS MEFLOQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MICROSCOPY; PHARMACY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COMBINATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CAMBODIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 85018549355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1807-y     Document Type: Article

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