The PROBIT approach in estimating the prevalence of wasting: Revisiting bias and precision

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Blanton, Curtis J ^a   Bilukha, Oleg O ^a  

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

Author keywords

Child Malnutrition; Probit; Surveys; Wasting; Weight for Height; Z score

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING ERROR; SIMULATION; STANDARD; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84883107998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-10-8     Document Type: Article

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