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Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnosis using rapid diagnostic tests compared to microscopy or clinical symptoms alone in Afghanistan
BACKGROUND: Improving access to parasitological diagnosis of malaria is a central strategy for control and elimination of the disease. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are relatively easy to perform and could be used in primary level clinics to increase coverage of diagnostics and improve treat...
Autores principales: | Hansen, Kristian S, Grieve, Eleanor, Mikhail, Amy, Mayan, Ismail, Mohammed, Nader, Anwar, Mohammed, Baktash, Sayed H, Drake, Thomas L, Whitty, Christopher J M, Rowland, Mark W, Leslie, Toby J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26016871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0696-1 |
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