Feasibility of Distributing Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in the Retail Sector: Evidence from an Implementation Study in Uganda
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Title
Feasibility of Distributing Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in the Retail Sector: Evidence from an Implementation Study in Uganda
Authors
Keywords
Shops, Malaria, Retail, Antimalarials, Drug licensing, Blood, Treatment guidelines, Uganda
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages e48296
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2012-11-13
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0048296
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