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

Background: 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 episod...

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Main Authors: Mwangi, T, Fegan, G, Williams, T, Kinyanjui, S, Snow, R, Marsh, K
Other Authors: Doolan, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008
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