Self-use of rapid tests for malaria diagnosis by tourists

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9190, 1999, Pages 1609-

  Jelinek, T ^a   Amsler, L ^b   Grobusch, M P ^c   Nothdurft, H D ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; TOURISM;

EID: 0033530437     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01969-8     Document Type: Article

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