A simple and inexpensive container for the transport of biological specimens in limited resource situations

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1084-1086

  Blacksell, Stuart D ^a,b,c   Khounsy, Syseng ^d   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^a   Newton, Paul N ^a,c  

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (Laos)

Author keywords

Biological specimens; Laos; Sample transport

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTAINER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY CARE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAOS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLASTIC BOTTLE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 33748335735     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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