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Factors affecting treatment practices of patent medicine vendors for malaria in under-five children: implications for malaria control in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Patent medicine vendors (PMVs) are the most common source of antimalarial drugs and treatment for majority of Nigerians. The quality of their practice could have implications for malaria control. This study sought to explore the factors influencing the malaria treatment practices of PMVs...
Autores principales: | Ihesie, Chukwuemeka A, Johnson, Ofonime E, Motilewa, Olugbemi O, Umoren, Queen M |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Ghana Medical Association
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6842727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31741496 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i3.8 |
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