Quality assurance of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in routine patient care in rural Tanzania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-155

  McMorrow, Meredith L ^a   Masanja, M Irene ^a   Kahigwa, Elizeus ^b   Abdulla, Salim M K ^b   Kachur, S Patrick ^a  

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

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT CARE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA;

ANTIMALARIALS; HUMANS; MALARIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 74049086690     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0440     Document Type: Article

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