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Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part I: children attending the outpatient clinic

Guinovart, caterina; Bassat, quique; Sigaúque, betuel; Aide, pedro; Sacarlal, jahit; Nhampossa, tacilta; Bardají, azucena; Nhacolo, ariel; Macete, eusébio; Mandomando, inácio; Aponte, john J; Menéndez, clara; Alonso, pedro L.
Malar. j. (Online); 7 (36), 2008
Background: Malaria represents a huge burden for the health care services across Africa. Describing malaria attending health services contributes to quantify the burden and describe the epidemiology and clinical presentation. Methods: Retrospective analysis of data collected through the Manhiça morbidit...
Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis, Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification, Rural Health Services/statistics & numerical data, Malaria, Falciparum/therapy, Malaria, Falciparum/epidemiology, Malaria, Falciparum/prevention & control, Ambulatory Care Information Systems/statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Mozambique/epidemiology
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Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Blantyre City; Malawi

Muula, A S.
Tanzan. j. of health research; 9 (1), 2007
Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as ischaemic heart disease; stroke; chronic obstructive airways disease and several cancers. There is little data about the prevalence and determinants of smoking among adolescents in southern Africa. This study aimed to determine ...
Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Risk Factors
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