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Estimating the Global Health Impact of Improved Diagnostic Tools for the Developing World
Oct 30, 2007
Global Health Diagnostics
Published in: Nature, v. 444, Suppl. 1, Foreword, 23 November 2006, p. 1-2
Posted on RAND.org on December 31, 2005
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An essential component of evaluating and improving global health is access to appropriate diagnostic tools. Through this series of papers we hope to further the dissemination of current knowledge on global health diagnostic needs for the conditions that most severely affect those living in the developing world.
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