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The High Burden of Malaria in Primary School Children in Southern Malawi

Malaria among school children has received increased attention recently, yet there remain few detailed data on the health and educational burden of malaria, especially in southern Africa. This paper reports a survey among school children in 50 schools in Zomba District, Malawi. Children were assesse...

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Autores principales:	Mathanga, Don P., Halliday, Katherine E., Jawati, Mpumulo, Verney, Allison, Bauleni, Andrew, Sande, John, Ali, Doreen, Jones, Rebecca, Witek-McManus, Stefan, Roschnik, Natalie, Brooker, Simon J.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26283750 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0618

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