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Improving the effectiveness of point of care tests for malaria and anaemia: a qualitative study across three Ghanaian antenatal clinics

BACKGROUND: Anaemia and malaria are both major contributors to maternal and child mortality, and morbidity, with some of the worst outcomes occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Point of care tests (POCT), if used appropriately, provide a simple, inexpensive form of diagnostic testing, as a reliable alte...

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Autores principales:	Palmer, Tanith, Aiyenigba, Abiola O., Bates, Imelda, Okyere, Doris Dokua, Tagbor, Harry, Ampofo, Gifty Dufie
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7238731/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32429903 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05274-7

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