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The use of non-prescribed anti-malarial drugs for the treatment of malaria in the Bolgatanga municipality, northern Ghana

BACKGROUND: The use of non-prescribed anti-malarial drugs can lead to treatment failure and development of drug-resistant parasites. This study investigated the use of non-prescribed anti-malarial drugs for the treatment of malaria in the Bolgatanga Municipality of northern Ghana. METHODS: This was...

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Autores principales:	Aborah, Samuel, Akweongo, Patricia, Adjuik, Martin, Atinga, Roger A, Welaga, Paul, Adongo, Philip B
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23902654 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-266

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