The knowledge and practice on malaria among community members in Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-17

  Tsuyuoka, R ^a   Wagatsuma, Y ^a   Makunike, B ^b  

^a Japan International Co operation Agency   (Zimbabwe)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ZIMBABWE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035240091     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v47i1.8585     Document Type: Article

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