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Using remote, spatial techniques to select a random household sample in a dispersed, semi-nomadic pastoral community: utility for a longitudinal health and demographic surveillance system

BACKGROUND: Obtaining a random household sample can be expensive and challenging. In a dispersed community of semi-nomadic households in rural Tanzania, this study aimed to test an alternative method utilizing freely available aerial imagery. METHODS: We pinned every single-standing structure or bom...

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Autores principales: Pearson, Amber L., Rzotkiewicz, Amanda, Zwickle, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26572873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12942-015-0026-4