Population hemoglobin mean and anemia prevalence in Papua New Guinea: new metrics for defining malaria endemicity?

BACKGROUND: The hypothesis is that hemoglobin-based metrics are useful tools for estimating malaria endemicity and for monitoring malaria control strategies. The aim of this study is to compare population hemoglobin mean and anemia prevalence to established indicators of malaria endemicity, includin...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Senn, Seri Maraga, Albert Sie, Stephen J Rogerson, John C Reeder, Peter Siba, Ivo Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2827550?pdf=render