| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 222 pages). |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
The culture and politics of health care work
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Culture and politics of health care work.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The power of sight -- Fever : is it malaria? -- Fever : beyond malaria -- Drug resistance -- Viral hemorrhagic fevers -- Detecting covert infection ahead of the final diagnosis -- Diagnostic certainty and disease control -- Origins and outlook of diagnostic insufficiency in Africa -- Conclusion : the feasibility of laboratory diagnosis in African settings. |
| Summary |
Infectious disease is the most common cause of illness in Africa, yet health practitioners often fail to identify causative microorganisms in most patients. Iruka Okeke argues that there is a pressing need to improve laboratory diagnostics. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Diagnosis, Laboratory. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Medical laboratories -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Medical laboratories. |
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Clinical medicine -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Clinical medicine. |
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Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Africa South of the Sahara. |
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MEDICAL -- Public Health. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. |
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Diseases. |
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Okeke, Iruka N., 1970- Divining without seeds. Ithaca : ILR Press, 2011 (DLC) 2010037178 |
| ISBN |
9780801460906 (electronic book) |
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0801460905 (electronic book) |
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9780801449413 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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