Trial of the ParaSight-F test for malaria diagnosis in the primary health care system, Zimbabwe.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on June 01, 1997

Authors

S Mharakurwa1, B Manyame, C J Shiff

Author Affiliations

1: Blair Research Laboratory, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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