A new probability formula for surveys to substantiate freedom from disease

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-17

  Cameron, Angus R ^a   Baldock, F Chris ^b  

^a Lao Australian Animal Health Project   (Laos)

^b AUSVET ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregate testing; Detection of disease; Freedom from disease; Hypergeometric distribution; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0032488726     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(97)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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