Requirements for high impact diagnostics in the developing world

Mickey Urdea; Laura A. Penny; Stuart S. Olmsted; Maria Y. Giovanni; Peter Kaspar; Andrew Shepherd; Penny Wilson; Carol A. Dahl; Steven Buchsbaum; Gerry Moeller; Deborah C. Hay Burgess

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journal article Nov 01, 2006

Requirements for high impact diagnostics in the developing world

Mickey Urdea Laura A. Penny Stuart S. Olmsted Maria Y. Giovanni Peter Kaspar Andrew Shepherd Penny Wilson Carol A. Dahl Steven Buchsbaum Gerry Moeller Deborah C. Hay Burgess

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Mickey Urdea, Laura A. Penny, Stuart S. Olmsted, et al. (2006). Requirements for high impact diagnostics in the developing world. Nature, 444(S1), 73-79. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05448

Requirements for high impact diagnostics in the developing world

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