Cost-effectiveness analysis of the available strategies for diagnosing malaria in outpatient clinics in Zambia

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chanda, Pascalina ^a   Castillo Riquelme, Marianela ^b   Masiye, Felix ^c  

^a National Malaria Control Centre   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; QUININE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 65749093233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-7-5     Document Type: Article

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