Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Moura, Sofia ^a   Fançony, Cláudia ^a   Mirante, Clara ^a   Neves, Marcela ^b   Bernardino, Luís ^b   Fortes, Filomeno ^c   Sambo, Maria Do Rosário ^d   Brito, Miguel ^a,e  

^a Health Research Centre of Angola (CISA)   (Angola)

^b Pediatric Hospital David Bernardino   (Angola)

^c National Malaria Control Program   (Angola)

^d UNIVERSIDADE KATYAVALA BWILA   (Angola)

^e INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Angola; Impact; Malaria; Microscopy; Quality; Training

Indexed keywords

ANGOLA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRESHER COURSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; HOSPITAL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ANGOLA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84988905868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-437     Document Type: Article

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