Methods and measures for the description of epidemiologic contact networks

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 446-457

  Riolo, C S ^a   Koopman, J S ^a   Chick, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact network; Mathematical models; Network measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; INFECTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0034849172     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/78.3.446     Document Type: Article

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