Mapping malaria risk in Bangladesh using Bayesian geostatistical models

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 861-867

  Reid, Heidi ^a   Haque, Ubydul ^b   Clements, Archie C A ^a   Tatem, Andrew J ^c   Vallely, Andrew ^a   Ahmed, Syed Masud ^d   Islam, Akramul ^d   Haque, Rashidul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEGETATION; BANGLADESH; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

BANGLADESH; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958046361     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0154     Document Type: Article

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