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The performance and utility of rapid diagnostic assays for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a field setting in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

A. C. LabbéTropical Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Division of Infections Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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D. R. PillaiTropical Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Division of Infections Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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B. HongvangthongInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology, Vientiane, Laos
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V. VanisavethInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology, Vientiane, Laos
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S. PomphidaInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology, Vientiane, Laos
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S. InkathoneInstitute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology, Vientiane, Laos
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D. C. Hay BurgessProgram for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), 4 Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA98109-1699, U.S.A.
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K. C. KainTropical Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Division of Infections Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 671-677 | Received 08 Jun 2001, Accepted 26 Jul 2001, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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