Bayesian geostatistical analysis and prediction of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on December 21, 2010

Authors

Nicola A Wardrop1, Peter M Atkinson, Peter W Gething, Eric M Fèvre, Kim Picozzi, Abbas S L Kakembo, Susan C Welburn

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Infectious Diseases, Division of Pathway Medicine, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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