An in-depth study of patent medicine sellers' perspectives on malaria in a rural Nigerian community
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria remains a major cause of mortality among under five children in Nigeria. Most of the early treatments for fever and malaria occur through self-medication with antimalarial drugs bought from medicine sellers. These have led to...
Main Authors: | Okafor Henrietta U, Uzochukwu Benjamin SC, Okeke Theodora A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-11-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/5/1/97 |
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