Modeling the financial and clinical implications of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the case-management of older children and adults in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 884-891

  Zurovac, Dejan ^a,b   Larson, Bruce A ^c   Skarbinski, Jacek ^d   Slutsker, Laurence ^d   Snow, Robert W ^b   Hamel, Mary J ^d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 47049127991     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.884     Document Type: Article

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