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Quantitative buffy coat (QBC) test for rapid diagnosis of malaria

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Prashanth, G.P. Quantitative buffy coat (QBC) test for rapid diagnosis of malaria. Eur J Pediatr 171, 199–200 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-011-1589-0

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