Evidence for over-dispersion in the distribution of clinical malaria episodes in children.

It may be assumed that patterns of clinical malaria in children of similar age under the same level of exposure would follow a Poisson distribution with no over-dispersion. Longitudinal studies that have been conducted over many years suggest that some children may experience more episodes of clinic...

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Main Authors: Tabitha Wanja Mwangi, Gregory Fegan, Thomas Neil Williams, Sam Muchina Kinyanjui, Robert William Snow, Kevin Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2374912?pdf=render