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The costs of introducing artemisinin-based combination therapy: evidence from district-wide implementation in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The development of antimalarial drug resistance has led to increasing calls for the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). However, little evidence is available on the full costs associated with changing national malaria treatment policy. This paper presents finding...
Autores principales: | Njau, Joseph D, Goodman, Catherine A, Kachur, S Patrick, Mulligan, Jo, Munkondya, John S, Mchomvu, Naiman, Abdulla, Salim, Bloland, Peter, Mills, Anne |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249587/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18179716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-4 |
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