Laboratory diagnosis of malaria by village health workers using the rapid manual ParaSight-F test.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on November 06, 1995

Authors

Z Premji1, J N Minjas, C J Shiff

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Public Health, Muhimbili College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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