Determinants of Integrated Management of hildhood Illness (IMCI) non-severe pneumonia classification and care in Malawi health facilities: Analysis of a national facility census

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Johansson, Emily White ^a   Nsona, Humphreys ^b   Carvajal Aguirre, Liliana ^c   Amouzou, Agbessi ^c   Hildenwall, Helena ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALAWI; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CENSUSES; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; PNEUMONIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 85039053004     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.020408     Document Type: Article

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