Malaria - Diagnostics today

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-187

  Chander, Yogesh ^a   Nagendra, A ^a   Subramanya, H ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Malaria diagnostics; Peripheral blood smear (PBS); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Quantitative buffy coat (QBC)

Indexed keywords

ARTEMESIA ANNUA EXTRACT; CINCHONA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES; ARTEMESIA ANNUA; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034884043     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(01)80038-1     Document Type: Editorial

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