Field evaluation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test (ICT Pf)

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 810-813

  Moonasar, Devanand ^a   Goga, Ameena E ^b   Kruger, Philip S ^c   La Cock, Christine ^c   Maharaj, Rajendra ^b   Frean, John ^d   Chandramohan, Daniel ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c Limpopo Provincial Government   (South Africa)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450174975     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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