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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...
Autores principales: | Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy, Menya, Diana, Laktabai, Jeremiah, Platt, Alyssa, Saran, Indrani, Maffioli, Elisa, Kipkoech, Joseph, Mohanan, Manoj, Turner, Elizabeth L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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