The Economic Burden of Malaria on Households and the Health System in Enugu State Southeast Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe; Nkoli Uguru; Enyi Etiaba; Ifeanyi Chikezie; Benjamin Uzochukwu; Alex Adjagba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078362

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The Economic Burden of Malaria on Households and the Health System in Enugu State Southeast Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe,

Affiliations Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Nkoli Uguru,

Affiliations Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Enyi Etiaba ,

* E-mail: enyietiaba@yahoo.co.uk

Affiliations Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Ifeanyi Chikezie,

Affiliation Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Benjamin Uzochukwu,

Affiliations Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Alex Adjagba

Affiliation SIVAC (Supporting National Independent Immunization and Vaccine Advisory Committees) Initiative, Agence de Medecine Preventive (AMP), Paris, France
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The Economic Burden of Malaria on Households and the Health System in Enugu State Southeast Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe,
Nkoli Uguru,
Enyi Etiaba,
Ifeanyi Chikezie,
Benjamin Uzochukwu,
Alex Adjagba

Published: November 4, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078362

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