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The feasibility of introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in drug shops in Uganda

BACKGROUND: National malaria control programmes and international agencies are keen to scale-up the use of effective rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria. The high proportion of the Ugandan population seeking care at drug shops makes these outlets attractive as providers of malaria RDTs. Howeve...

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Autores principales:	Mbonye, Anthony K, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Turinde, Asaph, Magnussen, Pascal, Clarke, Siân, Chandler, Clare
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2010
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21176131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-367

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