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The treatment of non-malarial febrile illness in Papua New Guinea: findings from cross sectional and longitudinal studies of health worker practice
BACKGROUND: The Papua New Guinea Department of Health recently shifted from a presumptive to a ‘test and treat’ malaria case management policy. This shift was supported by the widespread introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in health facilities across the country. Health workers received t...
Autores principales: | Saweri, Olga P. M., Hetzel, Manuel W., Mueller, Ivo, Siba, Peter M., Pulford, Justin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217620/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28056949 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1965-6 |
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