Willingness to pay for rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria: ex post and ex ante.

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Published in Int J Equity Health on January 15, 2010

Authors

Benjamin Sc Uzochukwu1, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Nkoli P Uguru, Maduka D Ughasoro, Ogochukwu P Ezeoke

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria.

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