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Malaria policies versus practices, a reality check from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) following a confirmed parasitological diagnosis is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Congolese National Malaria Control Program (NMCP). However, commitment and competence of all stakeholders (patients, medical professio...

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Autores principales:	Muhindo Mavoko, Hypolite, Ilombe, Gillon, Inocêncio da Luz, Raquel, Kutekemeni, Albert, Van geertruyden, Jean-Pierre, Lutumba, Pascal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396810/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885211 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1670-0

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