Data and Image Transfer Using Mobile Phones to Strengthen Microscopy-Based Diagnostic Services in Low and Middle Income Country Laboratories

Coosje J. Tuijn; Bas J. Hoefman; Hajo van Beijma; Linda Oskam; Nicolas Chevrollier

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028348

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Data and Image Transfer Using Mobile Phones to Strengthen Microscopy-Based Diagnostic Services in Low and Middle Income Country Laboratories

Coosje J. Tuijn ,

* E-mail: c.tuijn@kit.nl

Affiliation KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Bas J. Hoefman,

Affiliation Text to Change, Kampala, Uganda
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Hajo van Beijma,

Affiliation Text to Change, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Linda Oskam,

Affiliation KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Nicolas Chevrollier

Affiliation Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Delft, The Netherlands
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Data and Image Transfer Using Mobile Phones to Strengthen Microscopy-Based Diagnostic Services in Low and Middle Income Country Laboratories

Coosje J. Tuijn,
Bas J. Hoefman,
Hajo van Beijma,
Linda Oskam,
Nicolas Chevrollier

Published: December 14, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028348

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