Photographed rapid HIV test results pilot novel quality assessment and training schemes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Chiu, Yu Ho C ^a   Ong, Joanna ^a   Walker, Sandy ^a   Kumalawati, July ^b   Gartinah, Tintin ^c   McPhee, Dale A ^a,d   Dax, Elizabeth M ^a,d  

^a ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

^c West Java Health Office   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953656626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018294     Document Type: Article

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