An assessment of lot quality assurance sampling to evaluate malaria outcome indicators: Extending malaria indicator surveys

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-79

  Biedron, Caitlin ^a   Pagano, Marcello ^a   Hedt, Bethany L ^a   Kilian, Albert ^b   Ratcliffe, Amy ^c   Mabunda, Samuel ^d   Valadez, Joseph J ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LOT QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLING; MALARIA; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

MOZAMBIQUE;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO NETS; MOZAMBIQUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 77952315518     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp363     Document Type: Article

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