Impact of introducing integrated quality assessment for tuberculosis and malaria microscopy in Kano, Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Sarkinfada, Faruk ^a   Aliyu, Yunusa ^b   Chavasse, Charles ^c   Bates, Imelda ^c  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Kano State Ministry of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kano; Malaria; Microscopy; Quality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LABORATORY; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 66549105230     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.101     Document Type: Article

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