Precision, time, and cost: A comparison of three sampling designs in an emergency setting

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Deitchler, Megan ^a   Deconinck, Hedwig ^a,b   Bergeron, Gilles ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; IMMUNIZATION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SAMPLING; SUDAN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 44849121360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-5-6     Document Type: Article

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