The molecular epidemiology of malaria
Open Access
- 11 December 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 7 (12) , 1012-1021
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00980.x
Abstract
This review discusses how the use of molecular genetic techniques such as the polymerase chain reaction are helping in the management and prevention of malaria.Keywords
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