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"I never had the money for blood testing" – Caretakers' experiences of care-seeking for fatal childhood fevers in rural Uganda – a mixed methods study

BACKGROUND: The main killer diseases of children all manifest as acute febrile illness, yet are curable with timely and adequate management. To avoid a fatal outcome, three essential steps must be completed: caretakers must recognize illness, decide to seek care and reach an appropriate source of ca...

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Autores principales: Hildenwall, Helena, Tomson, Göran, Kaija, Judith, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-698X-8-12