Malaria misdiagnosis: Effects on the poor and vulnerable

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9448, 2004, Pages 1896-1898

  Amexo, Mark ^a   Tolhurst, Rachel ^a   Barnish, Guy ^a   Bates, Imelda ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 8844247243     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17446-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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