Accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in community studies and their impact on treatment of malaria in an area with declining malaria burden in north-eastern Tanzania
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* Corresponding author: Deus S Ishengoma dishengoma@tanga.mimcom.net
Malaria Journal 2011, 10:176 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-176
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