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Malaria diagnosis and treatment practices following introduction of rapid diagnostic tests in Kibaha District, Coast Region, Tanzania

BACKGROUND: The success of the universal parasite-based malaria testing policy for fever patients attending primary health care (PHC) facilities in Tanzania will depend highly on health workers’ perceptions and practices. The aim of this study was, therefore, to assess the present use of malaria dia...

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Autores principales:	Mubi, Marycelina, Kakoko, Deodatus, Ngasala, Billy, Premji, Zul, Peterson, Stefan, Björkman, Anders, Mårtensson, Andreas
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765530/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23977904 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-293

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