Assessment ofa rapid diagnostic test formalaria in rural health care facilities in Senegal;Evaluation d'un test de diagnostic rapide du paludisme dans les postes de santé ruraux au Sénégal

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 496-500

  Munier, A ^a,b   Diallo, A ^b   Sokhna, C ^b   Chippaux, J P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Malaria diagnosis; Rapid diagnostic test; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SENEGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; INFANT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SENEGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75349105770     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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