Concerns about covert HIV testing are associated with delayed presentation of suspected malaria in Ethiopian children: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in Malar J on August 06, 2014

Authors

Yusuf Haji, Wakgari Deressa1, Gail Davey, Andrew W Fogarty

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa 6850, Ethiopia. deressaw@gmail.com.

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