The reliability of diagnostic techniques in the diagnosis and management of malaria in the absence of a gold standard.

scientific article published on September 2006

The reliability of diagnostic techniques in the diagnosis and management of malaria in the absence of a gold standard. is …
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P356DOI10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70579-5
P698PubMed publication ID16931409

P50authorTom SmithQ39426457
Penelope VounatsouQ28817200
P2093author name stringC R J C Newton
M L H Mabaso
L B Ochola
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P433issue9
P921main subjectmalariaQ12156
P304page(s)582-588
P577publication date2006-09-01
P1433published inLancet Infectious DiseasesQ15724248
P1476titleThe reliability of diagnostic techniques in the diagnosis and management of malaria in the absence of a gold standard
P478volume6

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