Anti-malarial prescription practices among outpatients with laboratory-confirmed malaria in the sett...
Anti-malarial prescription practices among outpatients with laboratory-confirmed malaria in the setting of a health facility-based sentinel site surveillance system in Uganda
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Most African countries have adopted artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. The World Health Organization now recommends limiting anti-malarial treatment to those with a positive malaria test result. Limited data exist on how these policies have affected ACT prescription practices.
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Anti-malarial prescription practices among outpatients with laboratory-confirmed malaria in the setting of a health facility-based sentinel site surveillance system in Uganda
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3723425
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3723425
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1475-2875
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1475-2875
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10.1186/1475-2875-12-252
