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Improving the first-line treatment of febrile illnesses in Ghana: willingness to pay for malaria rapid diagnostic tests at licensed chemical shops in the Kintampo area

BACKGROUND: Use of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) enhances patient management and reduces costs associated with the inappropriate use of antimalarials. Despite its proven clinical effectiveness, mRDT is not readily available at licensed chemical shops in Ghana. Therefore, in order to improve t...

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Autores principales:	Tawiah, Theresa, Malam, Keziah, Kwarteng, Anthony, Bart-Plange, Constance, Febir, Lawrence, Aubyn, Vivian, Obermann, Konrad, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Asante, Kwaku Poku
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29434526 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-018-0090-2

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