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Presumptive self-diagnosis of malaria and other febrile illnesses in Sierra Leone

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of self-diagnosis of malaria and other febrile illnesses in Bo, Sierra Leone. METHODS: All households in two neighboring sections of Bo were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey. RESULTS: A total of 882 households...

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Autores principales:	Ansumana, Rashid, Jacobsen, Kathryn H, Gbakima, Aiah Albert, Hodges, Mary Hamer, Lamin, Joseph Morrison, Leski, Tomasz Andrzej, Malanoski, Anthony Peter, Lin, Baochuan, Bockarie, Moses John, Stenger, David Andrew
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24009810 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2013.15.34.2291

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