Bayesian age-stage modelling of Plasmodium falciparum sequestered parasite loads in severe malaria patients

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-299

  Smith, T ^a   Dietz, K ^b   Vounatsou, P ^a   Muller I ^a,d   English, M ^c   Marsh, K ^c  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Institut fur Medizinsche Biometrie   (Germany)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Kenya; Mathematical model; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; QUININE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4644244127     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200400575X     Document Type: Article

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