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Qualitative study of presumptive treatment of childhood malaria in third tier tertiary hospitals in southeast Nigeria: a focus group and in-depth study

BACKGROUND: Presumptive treatment of childhood-malaria (PTCM) is common in Nigeria. Delayed laboratory result is blamed, with little attention on patients’ and providers’ roles. This study aimed to determine patient, provider and laboratory attributes that sustain PTCM in Nigeria. METHODS: Data coll...

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Autores principales:	Ughasoro, Maduka D, Okoli, Chinedu C, Uzochukwu, Benjamin SC
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24289161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-436

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