Yanagawa T, Kasagi F, Yoshimura T
Biometrics. 1984 Jun;40(2):301-11.
The aim of this study is to estimate incidence rates of onchocerciasis from skin-snip biopsies, based on incomplete data obtained in field surveys, with consideration of false negatives. The method of maximum likelihood is employed and the effect of false negatives on the incidence rates is discussed.
本研究的目的是根据现场调查中获得的不完整数据，并考虑假阴性情况，通过皮肤切片活检估计盘尾丝虫病的发病率。采用最大似然法，并讨论了假阴性对发病率的影响。
