Knowledge and recommendation of oral rehydration solution and zinc for management of childhood diarrhoea among patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
## Background In Nigeria, where patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) provide care in 55% of common paediatric illnesses, child deaths from diarrhoeal diseases stands at 104000; 14% of total all-cause child mortality. Our aim was to investigate PPMVs knowledge of presentation, cause, treat...
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Main Authors: | Emmanuel Firima (Author), Birger Forsberg (Author) |
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Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd,
2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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