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Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty.

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Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty. / Diggle, Peter J.; Thomson, M. C.; Christensen, O. F. et al.

In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Vol. 101, No. 6, 2007, p. 499-509.

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Diggle, PJ, Thomson, MC, Christensen, OF, Rowlingson, B, Obsomer, V, Gardon, J, Wanji, S, Takougang, I, Enyong, P, Kamgno, J, Remme, H, Boussinesq, M & Molyneux, DH 2007, 'Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty.', Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, vol. 101, no. 6, pp. 499-509. https://doi.org/10.1179/136485907X229121

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Diggle, P. J., Thomson, M. C., Christensen, O. F., Rowlingson, B., Obsomer, V., Gardon, J., Wanji, S., Takougang, I., Enyong, P., Kamgno, J., Remme, H., Boussinesq, M., & Molyneux, D. H. (2007). Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 101(6), 499-509. https://doi.org/10.1179/136485907X229121

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Diggle PJ, Thomson MC, Christensen OF, Rowlingson B, Obsomer V, Gardon J et al. Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 2007;101(6):499-509. doi: 10.1179/136485907X229121

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Diggle, Peter J. ; Thomson, M. C. ; Christensen, O. F. et al. / Spatial modelling and prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty. In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 2007 ; Vol. 101, No. 6. pp. 499-509.

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