A review on performance assessment of malaria rapid diagnostic test in the field

Authors

  • Chika Celen Okangba Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health and Medical Sciences Benjamin S. (Snr.) Carson School of Medicine Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
  • Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo ANDI Centre of Excellence for Malaria Diagnosis, International Malaria Microscopy Training and RDT QA Programme College of Medicine, University of Lagos Idi-Araba - Lagos, Nigeria

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2019-07-20

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Okangba, C. C. ., & Oyibo, W. A. . (2019). A review on performance assessment of malaria rapid diagnostic test in the field. Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 8(7), 876-895. Retrieved from http://www.sjournals.com/index.php/sjpas/article/view/23

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