The costs of introducing artemisinin-based combination therapy: evidence from district-wide implementation in rural Tanzania.

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Published in Malar J on January 07, 2008

Authors

Joseph D Njau1, Catherine A Goodman, S Patrick Kachur, Jo Mulligan, John S Munkondya, Naiman McHomvu, Salim Abdulla, Peter Bloland, Anne Mills

Author Affiliations

1: Ifakara Health Research & Development Centre, PO Box 78373, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. jnjau@ihrdc.or.tz

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