Monitoring, characterization and control of chronic, symptomatic malaria infections in rural Zambia through monthly household visits by paid community health workers

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Monitoring, characterization and control of chronic, symptomatic malaria infections in rural Zambia through monthly household visits by paid community health workers is …
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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1033718250
P356DOI10.1186/1475-2875-13-128
P932PMC publication ID4113135
P698PubMed publication ID24678631
P5875ResearchGate publication ID261217185

P50authorGerry F KilleenQ56794440
Busiku HamainzaQ60248945
Mulakwa KamuliwoQ72209839
John MillerQ84950922
P2093author name stringAdam Bennett
Thomas P Eisele
Hawela Moonga
Chadwick H Sikaala
Aklilu Seyoum
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P921main subjectZambiaQ953
malariaQ12156
community healthQ3473024
P304page(s)128
P577publication date2014-03-31
P1433published inMalaria JournalQ15749954
P1476titleMonitoring, characterization and control of chronic, symptomatic malaria infections in rural Zambia through monthly household visits by paid community health workers
P478volume13

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