Microfluidic diagnostic technologies for global public health

Nature

Volumn 442, Issue 7101, 2006, Pages 412-418

  Yager, Paul ^a   Edwards, Thayne ^a   Fu, Elain ^a   Helton, Kristen ^a   Nelson, Kjell ^a   Tam, Milton R ^b   Weigl, Bernhard H ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b PATH ^*  (United States)

^c PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONS; LABORATORIES;

MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZATION; SOCIAL CONTEXTS;

FLUIDICS;

REAGENT;

AIR CONDITIONING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICAL POWER; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION;

ACCURACY; AIR CONDITIONING; CALIBRATOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; FREEZING; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STAFF TRAINING; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MICROFLUIDICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33747086959     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05064     Document Type: Review

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