Field comparison of OraQuick® ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test and two blood-based rapid HIV antibody tests in Zambia
✍ Scribed by Dalila Zachary, Lawrence Mwenge, Monde Muyoyeta, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Virginia Bond, Barry Kosloff, Petra de Haas, Helen Ayles
- Book ID
- 119896346
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-2334
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