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The economic burden of malaria in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

Vivian Uchenna OnyiaMinistry of Economic Planning Commission, Enugu State Secretariat, Enugu, Nigeria;
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Maduka Donatus UghasoroDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria; Correspondence[email protected]
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Obinna Emmanuel OnwujekweHealth Policy Research Group, HPRG), Enugu, Nigeria; ;Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria; ;Health Management and Administration, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, NigeriaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-4285
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Pages 92-95 | Received 15 Aug 2017, Accepted 08 Jun 2018, Published online: 10 Jul 2018

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