Evaluating operational specifications of point-of-care diagnostic tests: a standardized scorecard.

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Published in PLoS One on October 31, 2012

Authors

Jonathan D Lehe1, Nádia E Sitoe, Ocean Tobaiwa, Osvaldo Loquiha, Jorge I Quevedo, Trevor F Peter, Ilesh V Jani

Author Affiliations

1: Clinton Health Access Initiative, Maputo, Mozambique.

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