Generalized linear modelling for parasitologists

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Wilson, Kenneth ^a   Grenfell, Bryan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031025135     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(96)40009-6     Document Type: Article

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