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Role of traditional healers in the management of severe malaria among children below five years of age: the case of Kilosa and Handeni Districts, Tanzania

BACKGROUND: The current malaria control strategy of WHO centres on early diagnosis and prompt treatment using effective drugs. Children with severe malaria are often brought late to health facilities and traditional health practitioners are said to be the main cause of treatment delay. In the contex...

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Autores principales: Makundi, Emmanuel A, Malebo, Hamisi M, Mhame, Paulo, Kitua, Andrew Y, Warsame, Marian
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1540433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16848889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-5-58