Operational response to malaria epidemics: are rapid diagnostic tests cost-effective?
OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of malaria treatment based on presumptive diagnosis with that of malaria treatment based on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). METHODS: We calculated direct costs (based on experience from Ethiopia and southern Sudan) and effectiveness (in terms of reduced o...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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