Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: A randomized controlled trial
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* Corresponding author: Billy Ngasala bngasala70@yahoo.co.uk
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:199 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-199
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