Strict adherence to malaria rapid test results might lead to a neglect of other dangerous diseases: a cost benefit analysis from Burkina Faso.

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Published in Malar J on August 04, 2011

Authors

Zeno Bisoffi1, Sodiomon B Sirima, Filip Meheus, Claudia Lodesani, Federico Gobbi, Andrea Angheben, Halidou Tinto, Bouma Neya, Klara Van den Ende, Annalisa Romeo, Jef Van den Ende

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Tropical Diseases, S, Cuore Hospital, Negrar (Verona), Italy. zeno.bisoffi@sacrocuore.it

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