Author’s response to reviews Title: Self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Makongoro health centre in Mwanza, Tanzania: A challenge to health systems. Authors:
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Title: Self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Makongoro health centre in Mwanza, Tanzania: A challenge to health systems. Authors: Karol Marwa ([email protected]) Agnes Njalika ([email protected]) Deodatus Ruganuza ([email protected]) Deogratias Katabalo ([email protected]) Erasmus Kamugisha ([email protected]) Version: 6 Date: 09 Oct 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Response to the editor Title: Self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Makongoro health centre in Mwanza, Tanzania: A challenge to health systems Department of pharmacology, Catholic university of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania Email: [email protected] 09th September 2017 Editor, BMC Pregnancy and Child Birth Dear editor,
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