Geostatistical modelling of schistosomiasis prevalence

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 869-870

  Grimes, Jack E T ^a   Templeton, Michael R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MADAGASCAR; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWIMMING; ANIMAL; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 84937731538     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00067-5     Document Type: Note

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