Distance sampling for epidemiology: an interactive tool for estimating under-reporting of cases from clinic data

Distance sampling for epidemiology: an interactive tool for estimating under-reporting of cases from clinic data

Abstract Background Distance sampling methods are widely used in ecology to estimate and map the abundance of animal and plant populations from spatial survey data. The key underlying concept in distance sampling is the detection function, the probability of detecting the occurrence of an event as a...

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Main Authors: Luca Nelli, Moussa Guelbeogo, Heather M. Ferguson, Daouda Ouattara, Alfred Tiono, Sagnon N’Fale, Jason Matthiopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Access to health care
Distance sampling
Malaria
Passive surveillance
Reporting bias
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-020-00209-1

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