Quantitative urban classification for malaria epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rapidly urbanizing, the terms used to classify urban ecotypes are poorly defined in the context of malaria epidemiology. Lack of clear definitions may cause misclassification error, which likely d...

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Main Authors: Slutsker Laurence, Vulule John, Onyango Bernard, Rosen Daniel H, Lindblade Kim A, Siri Jose G, Wilson Mark L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/34