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Bed net use among school-aged children after a universal bed net campaign in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Recent data from Malawi suggest that school-aged children (SAC), aged 5–15 years, have the highest prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among all age groups. They are the least likely group to utilize insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), the most commonly available intervention to p...
Autores principales: | Buchwald, Andrea G., Walldorf, Jenny A., Cohee, Lauren M., Coalson, Jenna E., Chimbiya, Nelson, Bauleni, Andy, Nkanaunena, Kondwani, Ngwira, Andrew, Kapito-Tembo, Atupele, Mathanga, Don P., Taylor, Terrie E., Laufer, Miriam K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4770676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26928321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1178-9 |
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