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Self-reported use of anti-malarial drugs and health facility management of malaria in Ghana

OBJECTIVE: To assess the appropriateness of self-reported use of anti-malarial drugs prior to health facility attendance, and the management of malaria in two health facilities in Ghana. METHOD: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 500 respondents who were diagnosed clinically an...

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Autores principales:	Buabeng, Kwame O, Duwiejua, Mahama, Dodoo, Alex NO, Matowe, Lloyd K, Enlund, Hannes
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2007
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17605775 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-85

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