Understanding careseeking for child illness in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and conceptual framework based on qualitative research of household recognition and response to child diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria

Christopher J Colvin; Helen J Smith; Alison Swartz; Jill W Ahs; Jodie de Heer; Newton Opiyo; Julia C Kim; Toni Marraccini; Asha George

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.031

Understanding careseeking for child illness in sub-Saharan Africa

A systematic review and conceptual framework based on qualitative research of household recognition and response to child diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria

Dados Bibliográficos

ID	14675320
Autores	Christopher J Colvin, Helen J Smith, Alison Swartz (0000-0002-4021-9838), Jill W Ahs (0000-0002-4111-9708), Jodie de Heer, Newton Opiyo (0000-0003-2709-3609), Julia C Kim, Toni Marraccini, Asha George (0000-0002-5968-1424)
Ano	2013
Volume	86
Páginas	66-78
Data de publicação	2013-06-01
Peer Reviewed	Sim
Open Access	Sim
Tipo	ARTICLE
Periódico	Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódico	ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
Editora	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.031
PMID	23608095
Idioma	EN
Citações recebidas	43
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