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Malaria testing - Following a finger prick, a capillary tube is filled with blood. The sample is then spun and the proportion of the blood made up of red blood cells is measured = packed cell volume (PCV). Date: 1991
WHO/TDR/S.Lindsay

  • Malaria testing - Following a finger prick, a capillary tube is filled with blood. The sample is then spun and the proportion of the blood made up of red blood cells is measured = packed cell volume (PCV). Date: 1991

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  • Credits WHO/TDR/S.Lindsay
  • Themes Human Rights Health

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