Rapid testing strategies for HIV-1 serodiagnosis in high-prevalence African settings

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Wright, Richard J ^a,b,e   Stringer, Jeffrey S A ^b,c,d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFORMATION; LABORATORY TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY;

EID: 3042608517     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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