Published in Lancet on November 23, 2004
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Investigating portable fluorescent microscopy (CyScope) as an alternative rapid diagnostic test for malaria in children and women of child-bearing age. Malar J (2010) 1.03
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Analysis of pfhrp2 genetic diversity in Senegal and implications for use of rapid diagnostic tests. Malar J (2014) 0.97
Drugs use pattern for uncomplicated malaria in medicine retail outlets in Enugu urban, southeast Nigeria: implications for malaria treatment policy. Malar J (2014) 0.96
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