Economic evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests in malaria treatment;Évaluation économique des tests de diagnostic rapide dans le traitement du paludisme

Sante Publique

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 617-623

  Faye, Adama ^a   Ndiaye, Papa ^a   Diagne Camara, Maty ^a   Badiane, Ousseynou ^b   Wone, Issa ^a   Diongue, Mayassine ^a   Seck, Ibrahima ^a   Tal Dia, Anta ^a   Dia, Amadou Lamine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b Centre de Sante de Ziguinchor   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Artemisinin based combination therapy (ACT); Economy; Malaria; Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs); Senegal

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENEGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951541047     PISSN: 09953914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/spub.106.0617     Document Type: Article

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