The Role of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Managing Malaria
Open Access
- 28 April 2009
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 6 (4) , e1000063
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000063
Abstract
Zeno Bisoffi and colleagues discuss a new clinical trial in Zanzibar comparing symptom-based clinical diagnosis of malaria versus clinical diagnosis plus rapid diagnostic tests.Keywords
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