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Standardizing estimates of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate

BACKGROUND: The Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate (PfPR) is a commonly reported index of malaria transmission intensity. PfPR rises after birth to a plateau before declining in older children and adults. Studies of populations with different age ranges generally report average PfPR, so age is an i...

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Autores principales: Smith, David L, Guerra, Carlos A, Snow, Robert W, Hay, Simon I
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2072953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17894879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-131