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Improving rational use of ACTs through diagnosis-dependent subsidies: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in western Kenya

BACKGROUND: More than half of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) consumed globally are dispensed in the retail sector, where diagnostic testing is uncommon, leading to overconsumption and poor targeting. In many malaria-endemic countries, ACTs sold over the counter are available at heavily sub...

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Autores principales: Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Platt, Alyssa, Saran, Indrani, Maffioli, Elisa, Kipkoech, Joseph, Mohanan, Manoj, Turner, Elizabeth L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002607