Systematic comparison of two methods to measure parasite density from malaria blood smears.

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Published in Parasitol Res on March 30, 2006

Authors

Wendy Prudhomme O'Meara1, Shon Remich, Bernhards Ogutu, Martin Lucas, Ramadan Mtalib, Peter Obare, Frederick Oloo, Caroline Onoka, Joseph Osoga, Colin Ohrt, F Ellis McKenzie

Author Affiliations

1: Fogarty International Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. prudhomw@mail.nih.gov

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