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      The costs of accessible quality assured syphilis diagnostics: informing quality systems for rapid syphilis tests in a Tanzanian setting.

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          Abstract

          To determine the costs of Rapid Syphilis Test (RSTs) as compared with rapid plasma reagin (RPR) when implemented in a Tanzanian setting, and to determine the relative impact of a quality assurance (QA) system on the cost of RST implementation.

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          Journal
          Health Policy Plan
          Health policy and planning
          1460-2237
          0268-1080
          Aug 2014
          : 29
          : 5
          Affiliations
          [1 ] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9SH, London, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Tanzania and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WCIE 7HT, London sedona.sweeney@lshtm.ac.uk.
          [2 ] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9SH, London, National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Tanzania and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WCIE 7HT, London.
          Article
          czt049
          10.1093/heapol/czt049
          23894075
          086f239c-543a-4ee6-8bad-7fe4a9171971
          Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine © The Author 2013; all rights reserved.
          History

          Diagnosis,economic evaluation,maternal and child health,quality control,sexually transmitted infections

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