Trend in malaria prevalence among children under five years of age in the Hadiya Zone, southern Ethiopia: a five-year retrospective study

• Authors: Chemeda Ifa Alemu

Keywords

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malaria; prevalence; Ethiopia.

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 337-340

Contributors

author

Chemeda Ifa Alemu

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