A review of practical techniques for the diagnosis of malaria

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-433

  Makler, M T ^a   Palmer, C J ^b   Ager, A L ^b  

^a Flow Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD SMEAR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031809191     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989859401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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