Multivariate Markovian modeling of tuberculosis: Forecast for the United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 148-157

  Debanne, Sara M ^a,d   Bielefeld, Roger A ^a   Cauthen, George M ^b   Daniel, Thomas M ^a   Rowland, Douglas Y ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c DY Rowland Associates   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034090898     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0602.000207     Document Type: Article

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