Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 367-370 , April 2008

Integrated management of childhood illness in Nigeria: Does short-term training of health workers improve their performance?

  • B.S.C. Uzochukwu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, P.O. Box 3295, Enugu, Nigeria
    • Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +23442259609; fax: +23442259569.
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  • O.E. Onwujekwe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
    • Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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  • E.A. Ezeilo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Enugu, Nigeria
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  • E. Nwobi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, P.O. Box 3295, Enugu, Nigeria
    • Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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  • A.C. Ndu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, P.O. Box 3295, Enugu, Nigeria
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  • C. Onoka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, P.O. Box 3295, Enugu, Nigeria
    • Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria

Received 24 May 2006 ,Revised 5 May 2007 ,Accepted 4 July 2007.

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00214-4

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.07.001

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages 367-370 , April 2008

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