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Comment
. 2007 Aug;4(8):e267.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040267.

Improving case definitions for severe malaria

Nicholas M Anstey  1 , Ric N Price
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Improving case definitions for severe malaria

Nicholas M Anstey et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

The authors discuss a study by Philip Bejon et al. that adopted a new approach to balancing the sensitivity and specificity of criteria for defining severe malaria.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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