Use and limitations of malaria rapid diagnostic testing by community health workers in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Accurate and practical malaria diagnostics, such as immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), have the potential to avert unnecessary treatments and save lives. Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) represent a potenti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/308 |