Knowledge and practices towards malaria amongst residents of Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hlongwana, Khumbulani W ^a   Zitha, Alpheus ^b   Mabuza, Aaron M ^b   Maharaj, Rajendra ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Department of Health and Social Services ^*  (South Africa)

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EID: 84861911386     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.257     Document Type: Article

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