A guide for diagnostic evaluations

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages S2-S6

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a   Smith, Peter G ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENGUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DENGUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84855515146     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: 17401534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro1522z     Document Type: Article

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