Bayesian geostatistical modeling of Malaria Indicator Survey data in Angola

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Gosoniu, Laura ^a   Veta, Andre Mia ^b   Vounatsou, Penelope ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b LDA ^*  (Angola)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGOLA; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; METABOLISM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANGOLA; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79952115545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009322     Document Type: Article

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