Performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests as part of routine malaria case management in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 470-474

  De Oliveira, Alexandre Macedo ^a   Skarbinski, Jacek ^a   Ouma, Peter O ^a   Kariuki, Simon ^a   Barnwell, John W ^a   Otieno, Kephas ^a   Onyona, Phillip ^a   Causer, Louise M ^b   Laserson, Kayla F ^a   Akhwale, Willis S ^c   Slutsker, Laurence ^a   Hamel, Mary ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62949218550     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.470     Document Type: Article

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