Evidence for over-dispersion in the distribution of clinical malaria episodes in children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Mwangi, Tabitha Wanja ^a   Fegan, Gregory ^a,b   Williams, Thomas Neil ^a,c   Kinyanjui, Sam Muchina ^a,c   Snow, Robert William ^c,d   Marsh, Kevin ^a,c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC MARKER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

CHILD; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; MALARIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48249134011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002196     Document Type: Article

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