Global survey of malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) sales, procurement and lot verification practices: Assessing the use of the WHO-FIND Malaria RDT Evaluation Programme (2011-2014)

Malaria Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Incardona, Sandra ^a   Serra Casas, Elisa ^a   Champouillon, Nora ^a   Nsanzabana, Christian ^a   Cunningham, Jane ^b   González, Iveth J ^a  

^a Tuberculosis Program   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lot testing; Malaria; Product testing; Quality control; Rapid diagnostic test

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; MALARIA CONTROL; MARKET; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

COMMERCE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85019197362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1850-8     Document Type: Article

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