Rapid diagnosis of malaria

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 602-608

  Kakkilaya, Bevinje Srinivas ^a  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SMEAR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0042132042     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/J4AN-KCCJ-147J-B2FR     Document Type: Review

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