Reducing deaths from severe pneumonia in children in Malawi by improving delivery of pneumonia case management.

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Published in PLoS One on July 22, 2014

Authors

Penelope M Enarson1, Robert P Gie2, Charles C Mwansambo3, Ellubey R Maganga4, Carl J Lombard5, Donald A Enarson1, Stephen M Graham6

Author Affiliations

1: Child Lung Health Division, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.
2: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
3: Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
4: UNICEF Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
5: Biostatistics Unit, South Africa Medical Research Council (MRC), Cape Town, South Africa.
6: Child Lung Health Division, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

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