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Toxocara infection in the United States: the relevance of poverty, geography and demography as risk factors, and implications for estimating county prevalence

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  • Peter Congdon
  • Patsy Lloyd

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For targeting prevention it is important to assess implications of national survey data for small area prevalence. Using data from NHANES, the study confirms that both individual level risk factors and geographic contextual factors affect chances of Toxocara infection. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

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  • Peter Congdon & Patsy Lloyd, 2011. "Toxocara infection in the United States: the relevance of poverty, geography and demography as risk factors, and implications for estimating county prevalence," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(1), pages 15-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:56:y:2011:i:1:p:15-24
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0143-6
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