"I never had the money for blood testing" - Caretakers' experiences of care-seeking for fatal childhood fevers in rural Uganda - A mixed methods study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hildenwall, Helena ^a   Tomson, Göran ^a   Kaija, Judith ^b   Pariyo, George ^c   Peterson, Stefan ^a,c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Iganga/Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site ^*  (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 58149335516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-8-12     Document Type: Article

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