An assessment of various blood collection and transfer methods used for malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Malaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Luchavez, Jennifer ^a   Lintag, Ma Eichelle ^a   Coll Black, Mary ^b   Baik, Fred ^b   Bell, David ^b  

^a Department of Health   (Philippines)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PIPETTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; HEALTH; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALARIA; PHILIPPINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38149104632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-149     Document Type: Article

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