Community-based validation of assessment of newborn illnesses by trained community health workers in Sylhet district of Bangladesh.

Objectives: To validate trained community health workers' recognition of signs and symptoms of newborn illnesses and classification of illnesses using a clinical algorithm during routine home visits in rural Bangladesh.Methods: Between August 2005 and May 2006, 288 newborns were assessed independent...

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Publicado en:Tropical Medicine & International Health Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 1448 - 1457
Autores principales: Baqui AH, Arifeen SE, Rosen HE, Mannan I, Rahman SM, Al-Mahmud AB, Hossain D, Das MK, Begum N, Ahmed S, Santosham M, Black RE, Darmstadt GL, Baqui, Abdullah H, Arifeen, Shams E, Rosen, Heather E, Mannan, Ishtiaq, Rahman, Syed M, Al-Mahmud, Arif Billah, Hossain, Daniel
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2009
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