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Editorial
. 2007 Feb 24;334(7590):375-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39126.485370.BE.

Diagnosis and treatment of malaria

Ambrose O Talisuna, Denise Njama Meya
Editorial

Diagnosis and treatment of malaria

Ambrose O Talisuna et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Despite accurate diagnostic tests over-diagnosis and presumptive treatment are common practice

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Competing interests: None declared.

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