Children and medicines: self-treatment of common illnesses among Luo schoolchildren in western Kenya
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Children Schoolchildren School-health Pharmaceuticals Medicines Self-treatment Home-treatment Malaria Antimalarials Chloroquine Traditional medicine Herbal medicine Shops Community Kenya;Statistics
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