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Malaria misdiagnosis in Uganda – implications for policy change
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, like in many other countries traditionally viewed as harbouring very high malaria transmission, the norm has been to recommend that febrile episodes are diagnosed as malaria. In this study, the policy implications of such recommendations are revisited. METHODS: A cross-section...
Autores principales: | Nankabirwa, Joan, Zurovac, Dejan, Njogu, Julius N, Rwakimari, John B, Counihan, Helen, Snow, Robert W, Tibenderana, James K |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19371426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-66 |
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