Assessing the impact of misclassification error on an epidemiological association between two helminthic infections.

Polyparasitism can lead to severe disability in endemic populations. Yet, the association between soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and the cumulative incidence of Schistosoma japonicum infection has not been described. The aim of this work was to quantify the effect of misclassification error, which...

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Main Authors: Mushfiqur R Tarafder, Hélène Carabin, Stephen T McGarvey, Lawrence Joseph, Ernesto Balolong, Remigio Olveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3066162?pdf=render